graisse

\ɡʁɛs\

/\ɡʁɛs\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“graisse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,012
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Substance onctueuse, de peu de consistance et fondant facilement, dite en chimie corps gras et répandue en diverses parties du corps de l’homme ou de l’animal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-graisse · graisse · French

graisse · rank #9,012 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,012
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gouttes

Nearest frequency peer: gouttes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « graisse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « graisse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

graisse vs grise
71% similar
graisse vs grass
71% similar
graisse vs grosse
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for graisse
PropertyValue
Headwordgraisse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɛs\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,012
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « graisse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).graissese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gouttes » (#9,011), « gratte » (#9,013), « furieux » (#9,010). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « graisse » est au #9,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around graisse (IPA \ɡʁɛs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,012 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for graisse, with forms such as "garisse", "ggraisse", and "graise". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "grise", "grass", "grosse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is graisse, spelled G-R-A-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Substance onctueuse, de peu de consistance et fondant facilement, dite en chimie corps gras et répandue en diverses parties du corps de l’homme ou de l’animal.
  2. 2
    Substance onctueuse et aisée à fondre tirée du corps des animaux, servant à diverses utilisations, notamment dans le domaine de la cuisine et de la cosmétique.
  3. 3
    Corps gras utilisé pour les besoins de l’industrie d’origine diverses, aussi bien organique que minéral.
  4. 4
    Corps gras, le plus souvent minéral, servant de lubrifiant pour les systèmes mécaniques.
  5. 5
    Altération qui se produit dans les vins, les cidres, etc., et qui les fait filer comme de l’huile.
  6. 6
    Épaisseur du trait ou du jambage d’un caractère ou d'une police.
  7. 7
    Fertilité de la terre, du sol (→ voir engrais).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how graisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — Chez nous aussi, y a de beaux hommes, mais y sont trop en graisse.
  2. Elle était hideuse ainsi. On voyait derrière ses lèvres relevées, débarrassées de rouge, décolorées et molles, ses dents malpropres ; un bourrelet de graisse saillait sous le menton.

This word in other languages

fat(English)grasa(Español)Schmiere(Deutsch)gordura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garisse
  • ggraisse
  • graise
  • graises
  • grasise
  • griasse
  • grraisse
  • rgaisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of graisse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

garisse2ggraisse1graise1graises2grasise2griasse2grraisse1rgaisse2
Edit distance from "graisse"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "graisse"?
"graisse" is spelled G-R-A-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɛs\.
What does "graisse" mean?
As a noun, "graisse" means: Substance onctueuse, de peu de consistance et fondant facilement, dite en chimie corps gras et répandue en diverses parties du corps de l’homme ou de l’animal.
What words are commonly confused with "graisse"?
"graisse" is commonly confused with "grise", "grass", "grosse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "graisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graisse" is \ɡʁɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "graisse" come from?
"graisse" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "graisse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gouttes#9,011furieux#9,010exclure#9,004emprise#8,997

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

first8 variantslight8 variantsmature8 variantsclown8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list