griffon
French, noun/ɡʁi.fɔ̃/
griffon is spelled G-R-I-F-F-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Griffon is a French masculine noun meaning “griffin (mythical creature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Animal fabuleux, moitié aigle et moitié lion”.
What does griffon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegriffin (mythical creature)
- 2
masculinegriffon vulture
- 3
masculinecommon swift
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Animal fabuleux, moitié aigle et moitié lion. 2. Meuble représentant l’animal fabuleux du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté rampant et tourné à dextre. 3. Fontaine publique, car souvent la sortie d'eau était ornée d'une tête de griffon. Ce nom est toutefois encore assez courant dans les sources thermales. 4. Ouverture naturelle d'où sort l'eau d'une source thermale.
noun: 1. Race de chien de chasse, à poil dur ou raide.
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 griffon
- griffons plural
- griffonne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce griffon?
- /ɡʁi.fɔ̃/
- \ɡʁi.fɔ̃\
- [ɡʁi.fɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to griffon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is griffon in French?
griffon appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).