graisseur
\ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\
The verdict
“graisseur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ouvrier qui graisse les machines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-graisseur · graisseur · French
graisseur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | graisseur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « graisseur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
graisseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɛ.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ouvrier qui graisse les machines.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for graisseur, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is graisseur, spelled G-R-A-I-S-S-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Ouvrier qui graisse les machines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how graisseur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’ingénieur connaît le service, le syndicat et le quartier d’habitation du graisseur.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.