grillage

\ɡʁi.jaʒ\

/\ɡʁi.jaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“grillage” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #23,569 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#23,569
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Treillis de fils de fer ou de plastique à mailles plus ou moins grandes.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

grillage vs Grille
63% similar
grillage vs grillée
75% similar
grillage vs grillades
78% similar

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

Key facts for grillage
PropertyValue
Headwordgrillage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.jaʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,569
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grillage” 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). grillage lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for grillage is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁi.jaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,569 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for grillage, with forms such as "ggrillage", "girllage", and "grilage". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Grille", "grillée", "grillades", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grillage, spelled G-R-I-L-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Treillis de fils de fer ou de plastique à mailles plus ou moins grandes.
  2. 2
    Treillis métallique, à mailles plus ou moins grandes, installé devant une ouverture de bâtiment, d’un meuble et destiné à interdire le passage des personnes et des animaux tout en permettant le passage de l’air et du son.
  3. 3
    Clôture en treillis de fil de fer, plus rarement de plastique.
  4. 4
    Clôture à claire-voie réalisée avec des barres de fer.
  5. 5
    Treillage bouchant un étang pour y retenir le poisson.
  6. 6
    Assemblage de pièces de charpente croisées destinées à soutenir des fondations dans un terrain humide ou meuble.
  7. 7
    Technique de chasse, de braconnage.

Synonyms

treillisclôturegrille

This word in other languages

grate(English)alambrera(Español)Gatter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggrillage,girllage,grilage,grilalge,grillaeg,grillagge,grillgae,grlilage,grrillage,rgillage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grillage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggrillage1girllage2grilage1grilalge2grillaeg2grillagge1grillgae2grlilage2
Edit distance from "grillage"

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 "grillage"?
"grillage" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.jaʒ\.
What does "grillage" mean?
As a noun, "grillage" means: Treillis de fils de fer ou de plastique à mailles plus ou moins grandes.
What words are commonly confused with "grillage"?
"grillage" is commonly confused with "Grille", "grillée", "grillades". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grillage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grillage" is \ɡʁi.jaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grillage" come from?
"grillage" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “grillage”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-I-L-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁi.jaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Grille” - see the side-by-side comparison. grillage vs Grille
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list