grelot

\ɡʁə.lo\

/\ɡʁə.lo\/ noun

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The verdict

“grelot” is an uncommon French word, ranked #60,836 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,836
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite boule de métal creuse et percée de trous, dans laquelle il y a un morceau de métal qui la fait résonner dès qu’on la remue.

Key facts for grelot
PropertyValue
Headwordgrelot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁə.lo\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grelot” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). grelot lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for grelot is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁə.lo\. Corpus data places it at rank #60,836 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for grelot in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grelot, spelled G-R-E-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite boule de métal creuse et percée de trous, dans laquelle il y a un morceau de métal qui la fait résonner dès qu’on la remue.
  2. 2
    Petite boule de métal creuse et percée de trous, dans laquelle il y a un morceau de métal qui la fait résonner dès qu’on la remue.
  3. 3
    Fleur à la corolle actinomorphe gamopétale dont la forme rappelle un grelot.
  4. 4
    Petite pomme de terre.
  5. 5
    Organe sonore caudale constitué d'une série de grandes écailles imparfaitement fixées que l'on trouve chez certains serpents du continent américain.
  6. 6
    Meuble représentant l’objet du même nom dans les armoiries. À rapprocher de cloche, clochette et grillet.
  7. 7
    Une des quatre enseignes d’un jeu de cartes germanique ou suisse, ainsi nommée parce que les cartes de cette couleur sont marquées de grelots stylisés.
  8. 8
    Téléphone.

This word in other languages

cascabel(English)cascabel(Español)Schelle(Deutsch)chocalho(Português)

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 "grelot"?
"grelot" is spelled G-R-E-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁə.lo\.
What does "grelot" mean?
As a noun, "grelot" means: Petite boule de métal creuse et percée de trous, dans laquelle il y a un morceau de métal qui la fait résonner dès qu’on la remue.
How do you pronounce "grelot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grelot" is \ɡʁə.lo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grelot" come from?
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Using “grelot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-E-L-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁə.lo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list