greffer

\ɡʁe.fe\

/\ɡʁe.fe\/ verb

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The verdict

“greffer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,576
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire une greffe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-greffer · greffer · French

greffer · rank #28,576 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,576
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH graffitis

Nearest frequency peer: graffitis (-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 « greffer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « greffer » 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).

greffer vs griffe
71% similar
greffer vs grenier
71% similar
greffer vs griffes
71% similar

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

Key facts for greffer
PropertyValue
Headwordgreffer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡʁe.fe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,576
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « greffer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).grefferse 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 « graffitis » (#28,575), « groove » (#28,577), « Godefroy » (#28,574). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « greffer » est au #28,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around greffer (IPA \ɡʁe.fe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,576 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for greffer, with forms such as "gerffer", "ggreffer", and "grefefr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "griffe", "grenier", "griffes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is greffer, spelled G-R-E-F-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire une greffe.
  2. 2
    Faire une greffe, introduire dans le corps un nouvel organe en remplacement de celui qui manquait ou était défaillant.
  3. 3
    Insérer ; ajouter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il en fut de lui comme d’un arbre, sur lequel on grefferait successivement diverses espèces de fruits.
  2. Greffer sur franc, sur sauvageon, sur paradis.

Synonyms

enter

This word in other languages

graft(English)injertar(Español)pfropfen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gerffer
  • ggreffer
  • grefefr
  • grefer
  • grefferr
  • greffre
  • grfefer
  • grreffer
  • rgeffer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of greffer - 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.

gerffer2ggreffer1grefefr2grefer1grefferr1greffre2grfefer2grreffer1
Edit distance from "greffer"

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 "greffer"?
"greffer" is spelled G-R-E-F-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁe.fe\.
What does "greffer" mean?
As a verb, "greffer" means: Faire une greffe.
What words are commonly confused with "greffer"?
"greffer" is commonly confused with "griffe", "grenier", "griffes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "greffer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "greffer" is \ɡʁe.fe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "greffer" come from?
"greffer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

guinéen#28,579fâcheux#28,568Forrest#28,564forages#28,563

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hantée9 variantsHerzog9 variantsHérode9 variantsesport9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list