grésiller

\ɡʁe.zi.je\

/\ɡʁe.zi.je\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomber, en parlant du grésil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gresiller · grésiller · French

grésiller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for grésiller
PropertyValue
Headwordgrésiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡʁe.zi.je\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grésiller » en français

grésillerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grésiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁe.zi.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tomber, en parlant du grésil.".

grésiller has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 grésiller, spelled G-R-É-S-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tomber, en parlant du grésil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il grésille.

This word in other languages

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 "grésiller"?
"grésiller" is spelled G-R-É-S-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁe.zi.je\.
What does "grésiller" mean?
As a verb, "grésiller" means: Tomber, en parlant du grésil.
How do you pronounce "grésiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grésiller" is \ɡʁe.zi.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grésiller" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list