grigri

\ɡʁi.ɡʁi\

/\ɡʁi.ɡʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“grigri” is uncommon French (frequency #90,782 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,782
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - [Alt: Gri-gri grec en osier]Petit objet que l’on conserve par-devers soi pour écarter le mauvais sort ou les mauvais esprits.

Key facts for grigri
PropertyValue
Headwordgrigri
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.ɡʁi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grigri” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). grigri lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grigri is uncommon French at frequency #90,782 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.ɡʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for grigri, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grigri, spelled G-R-I-G-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    [Alt: Gri-gri grec en osier]Petit objet que l’on conserve par-devers soi pour écarter le mauvais sort ou les mauvais esprits.
  2. 2
    Petit morceau de papier sur lequel le marabout écrit un texte, souvent un verset du Coran, et que l’on garde sur soi afin de se protéger.
  3. 3
    Tout objet de petite taille auquel on attribue une vertu magique bénéfique ou maléfique.
  4. 4
    Petit instrument utilisé par les amateurs d’escalade pour freiner la corde à laquelle sont encordés les grimpeurs.

Synonyms

amuletteféticheporte-bonheurtalisman

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 "grigri"?
"grigri" is spelled G-R-I-G-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.ɡʁi\.
What does "grigri" mean?
As a noun, "grigri" means: [Alt: Gri-gri grec en osier]Petit objet que l’on conserve par-devers soi pour écarter le mauvais sort ou les mauvais esprits.
How do you pronounce "grigri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grigri" is \ɡʁi.ɡʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grigri" come from?
"grigri" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “grigri”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-I-G-R-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁi.ɡʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list