grégarien

\ɡʁe.ɡa.ʁjɛ̃\

/\ɡʁe.ɡa.ʁjɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“grégarien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Synonyme de grégaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gregarien · grégarien · French

grégarien · 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.

Key facts for grégarien
PropertyValue
Headwordgrégarien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁe.ɡa.ʁjɛ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grégarien » en français

grégarienn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grégarien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡʁe.ɡa.ʁjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de grégaire.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grégarien, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is grégarien, spelled G-R-É-G-A-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de grégaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le buffle est, comme la plupart des bovidés, un animal grégarien.
  2. Cʼest une antilope grégarienne; elle vit en troupeaux qui, en dehors des périodes de rut, groupent mâles et femelles sous un chef-guide.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grégarien"?
"grégarien" is spelled G-R-É-G-A-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁe.ɡa.ʁjɛ̃\.
What does "grégarien" mean?
As an adjective, "grégarien" means: Synonyme de grégaire.
How do you pronounce "grégarien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grégarien" is \ɡʁe.ɡa.ʁjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grégarien" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list