griffoir
\ɡʁi.fwaʁ\
The verdict
“griffoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil qui permet aux chats de limer leurs griffes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-griffoir · griffoir · French
griffoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | griffoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁi.fwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
griffoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.fwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil qui permet aux chats de limer leurs griffes.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for griffoir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is griffoir, spelled G-R-I-F-F-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Appareil qui permet aux chats de limer leurs griffes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how griffoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’une des solutions consiste à trouver un objet qui deviendra son griffoir de prédilection.
Synonyms
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.