grignoter

\ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te\

/\ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“grignoter” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,228
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manger petit à petit en rongeant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grignoter · grignoter · French

grignoter · rank #24,228 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,228
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gonflement

Nearest frequency peer: gonflement (-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 « grignoter »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « grignoter » 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
Key facts for grignoter
PropertyValue
Headwordgrignoter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,228
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « grignoter »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).grignoterse 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 « gonflement » (#24,227), « guidage » (#24,229), « glucides » (#24,226). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grignoter » est au #24,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around grignoter (IPA \ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,228 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for grignoter, with forms such as "ggrignoter", "girgnoter", and "grginoter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is grignoter, spelled G-R-I-G-N-O-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manger petit à petit en rongeant.
  2. 2
    Consommer petit à petit.
  3. 3
    Faire un petit profit dans une affaire.
  4. 4
    Manger par petites quantités, en dehors des repas.
  5. 5
    Envahir lentement et régulièrement.
  6. 6
    Réduire lentement et graduellement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Parfois ils [les castors] en détachaient un petit morceau et le tenaient entre leurs pattes, tout en restant assis ; ils le grignotaient avec des contorsions et des grimaces assez ressemblantes à celles d’un singe épluchant une noix.
  2. Représentez-vous un crabe, ou un poulpe, ou une gigantesque araignée en train de vous grignoter, de vous suçoter et de vous déchiqueter doucement la cervelle.

This word in other languages

nibble(English)picar(Español)naschen(Deutsch)beliscar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrignoter
  • girgnoter
  • grginoter
  • griggnoter
  • grignnoter
  • grignoetr
  • grignoterr
  • grignotre
  • grignotter
  • grigntoer
  • grigonter
  • gringoter
  • grrignoter
  • rgignoter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggrignoter1girgnoter2grginoter2griggnoter1grignnoter1grignoetr2grignoterr1grignotre2
Edit distance from "grignoter"

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 "grignoter"?
"grignoter" is spelled G-R-I-G-N-O-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te\.
What does "grignoter" mean?
As a verb, "grignoter" means: Manger petit à petit en rongeant.
What are common misspellings of "grignoter"?
Common misspellings include "ggrignoter", "girgnoter", "grginoter", "griggnoter", "grignnoter". The correct spelling is "grignoter".
How do you pronounce "grignoter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grignoter" is \ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grignoter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heidegger#24,235escadrons#24,210dévoilent#24,204instables#24,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

inquiétait14 variantsinsulaires14 variantsinvocation14 variantsdécevante14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list