grenache

\ɡʁə.naʃ\

/\ɡʁə.naʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“grenache” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,361
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cépage d'origine espagnole (garnacha tinta) donnant du raisin rouge, à gros grains, cultivé surtout dans le sud-ouest de la France. On en cultivait en France environ 95000 hectares en 2009.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grenache · grenache · French

grenache · rank #47,361 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,361
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goran

Nearest frequency peer: Goran (-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 « grenache »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « grenache » 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).

grenache vs grenade
75% similar

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

Key facts for grenache
PropertyValue
Headwordgrenache
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁə.naʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,361
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « grenache »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).grenachese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Goran » (#47,360), « grillon » (#47,362), « gobe » (#47,359). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grenache » est au #47,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around grenache (IPA \ɡʁə.naʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,361 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for grenache, with forms such as "gernache", "ggrenache", and "greanche". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "grenade", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is grenache, spelled G-R-E-N-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cépage d'origine espagnole (garnacha tinta) donnant du raisin rouge, à gros grains, cultivé surtout dans le sud-ouest de la France. On en cultivait en France environ 95000 hectares en 2009.
  2. 2
    Vin produit à partir de ce raisin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les anciens faisaient surtout des vins rouges. Le vin blanc n’a paru, en grande quantité, que dans les premières années de ce siècle. Les plus anciens cépages du pays étaient : le négret, le bouchalés, le maurastel, le redondal, la chalosse, le mérille, le mauzac blanc, le pique-poule, le plant de dame, la rougette, le cassés, le bilanés, le grand blanc,…
  2. — Calmez-vous, mon enfant, lui dit la marquise ; vous paraissez souffrir. Voulez-vous vous asseoir (Nane s’écroula sur une chaise), quelque chose pour vous remettre, de l’eau de mélisse, voulez-vous ? ou un peu de grenache, j’en ai justement ici.

Synonyms

grenache noir

This word in other languages

grenache(English)garnacha(Español)grenache(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gernache
  • ggrenache
  • greanche
  • grenacche
  • grenaceh
  • grenachhe
  • grenahce
  • grencahe
  • grennache
  • grneache
  • grrenache
  • rgenache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grenache - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gernache2ggrenache1greanche2grenacche1grenaceh2grenachhe1grenahce2grencahe2
Edit distance from "grenache"

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 "grenache"?
"grenache" is spelled G-R-E-N-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁə.naʃ\.
What does "grenache" mean?
As a noun, "grenache" means: Cépage d'origine espagnole (garnacha tinta) donnant du raisin rouge, à gros grains, cultivé surtout dans le sud-ouest de la France. On en cultivait en France environ 95000 hectares en 2009.
What words are commonly confused with "grenache"?
"grenache" is commonly confused with "grenade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grenache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grenache" is \ɡʁə.naʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grenache" come from?
"grenache" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

haltères#47,369harcelés#47,371Frederik#47,349hilarité#47,374

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

exportée12 variantsinsensés12 variantsexcusent12 variantsisolants12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list