grignon

\ɡʁi.ɲɔ̃\

/\ɡʁi.ɲɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“grignon” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,483. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,483
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Morceau de l’entamure du pain du côté où il y a le plus de croûte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grignon · grignon · French

grignon · rank #44,483 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,483
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gradué

Nearest frequency peer: gradué (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « grignon »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « grignon » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grignon vs Grigny
57% similar
grignon vs guignol
71% similar
grignon vs grognon
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grignon
PropertyValue
Headwordgrignon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.ɲɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,483
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « grignon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).grignonse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gradué » (#44,482), « grossièreté » (#44,484), « gra » (#44,481). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grignon » est au #44,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around grignon (IPA \ɡʁi.ɲɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,483 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for grignon, with forms such as "ggrignon", "girgnon", and "grginon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Grigny", "guignol", "grognon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is grignon, spelled G-R-I-G-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morceau de l’entamure du pain du côté où il y a le plus de croûte.
  2. 2
    Morceau.
  3. 3
    Biscuit sec faisant partie de la ration des marins.
  4. 4
    Tourteau de première ou de seconde pression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a de bonnes dents, il prend toujours le grignon.
  2. — Chez les Dissidents, y a-t-il encore du pain pour Jules qui n’a pas fini son lard ? Madeleine lui tendit un petit grignon.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrignon
  • girgnon
  • grginon
  • griggnon
  • grignno
  • grignnon
  • grignonn
  • grigonn
  • gringon
  • grrignon
  • rgignon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grignon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggrignon1girgnon2grginon2griggnon1grignno2grignnon1grignonn1grigonn2
Edit distance from "grignon"

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 "grignon"?
"grignon" is spelled G-R-I-G-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.ɲɔ̃\.
What does "grignon" mean?
As a noun, "grignon" means: Morceau de l’entamure du pain du côté où il y a le plus de croûte.
What words are commonly confused with "grignon"?
"grignon" is commonly confused with "Grigny", "guignol", "grognon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grignon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grignon" is \ɡʁi.ɲɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grignon" come from?
"grignon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list