greffoir
\ɡʁɛ.fwaʁ\
The verdict
“greffoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit couteau dont on se sert pour greffer des arbustes, de la vigne, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-greffoir · greffoir · French
greffoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | greffoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɛ.fwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
greffoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɛ.fwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit couteau dont on se sert pour greffer des arbustes, de la vigne, etc.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for greffoir in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is greffoir, spelled G-R-E-F-F-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Petit couteau dont on se sert pour greffer des arbustes, de la vigne, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how greffoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le greffoir est indispensable pour les greffages par bourgeon, en écusson, pour tailler le greffon des greffes par rameau, pour le soulèvement des écorces, pour les greffages sous verre, la section des ligatures qui étranglent la greffe, etc.
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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.