griffe
French, noun
griffe is spelled G-R-I-F-F-E (6 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,650th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Griffe is a French feminine noun meaning “claw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of griffer. With an accent, griffé is a different word: “past participle of griffer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ongle crochu, pointu et mobile de certains animaux, tels que le tigre, le lion, le chat, etc., ou d’un oiseau…”.
What does griffe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclaw
coup de griffe
- 2
femininetalon
- 3
femininescratch mark
- 4
femininesignature (characteristic mark, e.g. of an artist)
Il a beau n’avoir pas mis son nom à cet ouvrage, il y a mis sa griffe.
- 5
femininebrand, designer label (especially fashion)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of griffer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ongle crochu, pointu et mobile de certains animaux, tels que le tigre, le lion, le chat, etc., ou d’un oiseau de proie, comme l’épervier, le faucon, etc. 2. Extrémité de la patte des animaux pourvus de griffes. 3. Ce qui présente une ressemblance de forme avec l’extrémité de la patte des animaux. 4. Élément métallique se fixant sur chaque chaussure et dont les pointes favorisent l’ascension des mats ou poteaux en bois.
noun: 1. Personne née d'un parent noir et d'un parent mulâtre ou amérindien.
adjective: 1. Qui souligne la griffe ou la marque d'un objet. 2. Qui porte la griffe d'une marque commerciale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of griffe
- griffes plural
- griffée feminine
- griffés masculine plural
- griffées feminine plural
- griffonne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to griffe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is griffe in French?
griffe appears 2.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).