grand-guignol
\ɡʁɑ̃ ɡi.ɲɔl\
The verdict
“grand-guignol” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épouvante dont le caractère exagéré, loufoque et invraisemblable rappelle les outrances du Grand-Guignol.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grand-guignol · grand-guignol · French
grand-guignol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | grand-guignol |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃ ɡi.ɲɔl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grand-guignol » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grand-guignol is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃ ɡi.ɲɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for grand-guignol in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is grand-guignol, spelled G-R-A-N-D---G-U-I-G-N-O-L.
Definition
- 1Épouvante dont le caractère exagéré, loufoque et invraisemblable rappelle les outrances du Grand-Guignol.
- 2Situation ou lieu loufoque voire épouvantable.
- 3Théâtre macabre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grand-guignol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Non, non, non, j’irai pas chez ma tante Plutôt mille fois être groom chez Borniol Ou bien le nain dans un film d’épouvante Mais si vous me lourdez dans ce grand-guignol Je lui peindrai ses binocles, je ferai cuire son canari J’ouvrirai le tuyau de gaz dans son lit […]
Dans cette vie politique italienne qui confine parfois au grand-guignol, le gouvernement nationaliste porté par le parti d’extrême droite Fratelli d’Italia alimente les programmes satiriques.
This word in other languages
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.