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 May 6, 2026) - Ouvrier qui graisse les machines.
| 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) |
Where “graisseur” sits in French frequency
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.
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.
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Using “graisseur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-R-A-I-S-S-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.