griffonner
\ɡʁi.fɔ.ne\
The verdict
“griffonner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Composer, rédiger avec précipitation et négligence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-griffonner · griffonner · French
griffonner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | griffonner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡʁi.fɔ.ne\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
griffonner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁi.fɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
griffonner has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is griffonner, spelled G-R-I-F-F-O-N-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Composer, rédiger avec précipitation et négligence.
- 2Écrire en caractères si mal formés qu’il est presque impossible de lire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how griffonner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il griffonna rapidement quelques lignes et les glissa dans une enveloppe.
La meilleure preuve, ce sont ces lettres de bonne humeur et de sang-froid qui nous arrivent du front, griffonnées entre deux volées de mitraille.
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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.