grès cérame

\ɡʁɛ se.ʁam\

/\ɡʁɛ se.ʁam\/ noun

The verdict

“grès cérame” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pâte d’argile et de silice compressée à plusieurs centaines de kilogramme par cm², cuite vers 1250° C et utilisée pour réaliser des carreaux et autres pièces de décoration de formes variées. Il peu...

Key facts for grès cérame
PropertyValue
Headwordgrès cérame
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɛ se.ʁam\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grès cérame” sits in French frequency

grès cérame 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

grès cérame is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɛ se.ʁam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pâte d’argile et de silice compressée à plusieurs centaines de kilogramme par cm², cuite vers 1250° C et utilisée pour réaliser des carreaux et autres pièces de décoration de formes variées. Il peu...".

grès cérame doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is grès cérame, spelled G-R-È-S- -C-É-R-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pâte d’argile et de silice compressée à plusieurs centaines de kilogramme par cm², cuite vers 1250° C et utilisée pour réaliser des carreaux et autres pièces de décoration de formes variées. Il peut être teinté dans la masse et/ou émaillé.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grès cérame"?
"grès cérame" is spelled G-R-È-S- -C-É-R-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɛ se.ʁam\.
What does "grès cérame" mean?
As a noun, "grès cérame" means: Pâte d’argile et de silice compressée à plusieurs centaines de kilogramme par cm², cuite vers 1250° C et utilisée pour réaliser des carreaux et autres pièces de décoration de formes variées. Il peu...
How do you pronounce "grès cérame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grès cérame" is \ɡʁɛ se.ʁam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grès cérame" come from?
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Using “grès cérame”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-È-S- -C-É-R-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁɛ se.ʁam\ (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