griffin

/\ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,031

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

griffin is aFrenchnoun. It means: Griffon (animal fantastique). Pronounced \ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn\. Often confused with griffon and griffith.

Key facts for griffin
PropertyValue
Headwordgriffin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,031
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of griffin in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for griffin is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,031 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for griffin, with forms such as "ggriffin", "girffin", and "grfifin". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "griffon", "griffith", "griffe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is griffin, spelled G-R-I-F-F-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Griffon (animal fantastique).
  2. 2
    Griffon (symbole héraldique).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggriffin,girffin,grfifin,griffinn,griffni,grififn,grifin,grriffin,rgiffin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for griffin

Misspelling Variants of "griffin"

ggriffin8girffin7grfifin7griffinn8griffni7grififn7grifin6grriffin8
Misspelling Variants of "griffin"

Frequency rank: #21,031 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "griffin"?
"griffin" is spelled G-R-I-F-F-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn\.
What does "griffin" mean?
As a noun, "griffin" means: Griffon (animal fantastique).
What words are commonly confused with "griffin"?
"griffin" is commonly confused with "griffon", "griffith", "griffe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "griffin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "griffin" is \ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "griffin" come from?
"griffin" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.