grêlé

\ɡʁe.le\

/\ɡʁe.le\/ adj

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The verdict

“grêlé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a beaucoup de marques de petite vérole ou d'une autre maladie créant des cavités sur la peau.

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Index FR-grele · grêlé · French

grêlé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 grêlé
PropertyValue
Headwordgrêlé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʁe.le\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grêlé” sits in French frequency

grêlé falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

grêlé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡʁe.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grêlé, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grêlé, spelled G-R-Ê-L-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a beaucoup de marques de petite vérole ou d'une autre maladie créant des cavités sur la peau.
  2. 2
    Marqué de taches de rousseur.
  3. 3
    Grillé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le second arpente la passerelle de commandement. L’écumoire de son visage grêlé m'apparaît de temps en temps dans la lueur verte du feu de tribord.
  2. Sourire narquois sur une face grêlée par l'acné, le jeune agita les clés devant le visage impassible de Dolorès.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grêlé"?
"grêlé" is spelled G-R-Ê-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁe.le\.
What does "grêlé" mean?
As an adjective, "grêlé" means: Qui a beaucoup de marques de petite vérole ou d'une autre maladie créant des cavités sur la peau.
How do you pronounce "grêlé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grêlé" is \ɡʁe.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grêlé" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list