grenouillère

\ɡʁə.nu.jɛʁ\

/\ɡʁə.nu.jɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“grenouillère” is uncommon French (frequency #77,571 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,571
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lieu marécageux où on trouve beaucoup de grenouilles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grenouillere · grenouillère · French

grenouillère · rank #77,571 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,571
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 194,371
  • PHOTO-FINISH grimacer

Nearest frequency peer: grimacer (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “grenouillère”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “grenouillère” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for grenouillère
PropertyValue
Headwordgrenouillère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁə.nu.jɛʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#77,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grenouillère” 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). grenouillère lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

grenouillère is uncommon French at frequency #77,571 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁə.nu.jɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for grenouillère in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 grenouillère, spelled G-R-E-N-O-U-I-L-L-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu marécageux où on trouve beaucoup de grenouilles.
  2. 2
    Terrain, étendue humide et malsaine.
  3. 3
    Petite piscine, petit bain où barbotent les enfants qui ne savent pas nager.
  4. 4
    Pyjama pour nourrissons.
  5. 5
    Plante aux grenouilles, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae également appelée crépinette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette maison est bâtie dans une grenouillère.
  2. Ce jardin est une grenouillère.

This word in other languages

sleepsuit(English)ranero(Español)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grenouillère"?
"grenouillère" is spelled G-R-E-N-O-U-I-L-L-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁə.nu.jɛʁ\.
What does "grenouillère" mean?
As a noun, "grenouillère" means: Lieu marécageux où on trouve beaucoup de grenouilles.
How do you pronounce "grenouillère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grenouillère" is \ɡʁə.nu.jɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grenouillère" come from?
"grenouillère" 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 "grenouillère", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

génialissime#77,577indochinoise#77,608insoupçonnés#77,618excellemment#77,504
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