griffer

\ɡʁi.fe\

/\ɡʁi.fe\/ verb

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The verdict

“griffer” is uncommon French (frequency #61,577 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,577
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Égratigner d’un coup de griffe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-griffer · griffer · French

griffer · rank #61,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,577
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grisou

Nearest frequency peer: grisou (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « griffer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « griffer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for griffer
PropertyValue
Headwordgriffer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡʁi.fe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « griffer » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).griffertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « grisou » (#61,578), « gremlins » (#61,575), « groovy » (#61,579). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « griffer » est au #61,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

griffer is uncommon French at frequency #61,577 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁi.fe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

griffer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is griffer, spelled G-R-I-F-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Égratigner d’un coup de griffe.
  2. 2
    Marquer avec une griffe.
  3. 3
    Attraper, saisir.
  4. 4
    Apposer un nom, une marque de créateur ou de diffuseur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le chat vit seul, il n’a nul besoin de société, il n’obéit que quand il veut, fait l’endormi pour mieux voir et griffe tout ce qu’il peut griffer.
  2. Elle s’écarta vivement car elle pensait que le chat chercherait à la mordre ou à la griffer, mais le chat ne fit rien de tout cela.

This word in other languages

scratch(English)rascar(Español)kratzen(Deutsch)arranhar(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "griffer"?
"griffer" is spelled G-R-I-F-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.fe\.
What does "griffer" mean?
As a verb, "griffer" means: Égratigner d’un coup de griffe.
How do you pronounce "griffer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "griffer" is \ɡʁi.fe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "griffer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grêlons#61,581guérira#61,584hachées#61,585glisses#61,567

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list