grenouiller
\ɡʁə.nu.je\
The verdict
“grenouiller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se baigner, nager, jouer dans l’eau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grenouiller · grenouiller · French
grenouiller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | grenouiller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡʁə.nu.je\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grenouiller » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grenouiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁə.nu.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for grenouiller, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 grenouiller, spelled G-R-E-N-O-U-I-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se baigner, nager, jouer dans l’eau.
- 2Ivrogner.
- 3Intriguer ou manœuvrer pour obtenir un résultat à son avantage.
- 4Boire beaucoup d’eau ^([1]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grenouiller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des gamines qui grenouillaient dans le petit bassin commencèrent de lui envoyer des gifles d'eau.
S’étendaient au pied de la colline, des bois, des prés verts qui attiraient les Parisiens, les dimanches d’été et le jour de la fête votive. La plupart, dit la chronique, « ne vont que pour grenouiller et rire avec les filles. »
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.