griller

/\ɡʁi.je\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,605

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

griller is aFrenchverb. It means: Supplicier par le feu. Pronounced \ɡʁi.je\. Often confused with grimper and grilles.

Key facts for griller
PropertyValue
Headwordgriller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡʁi.je\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,605
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of griller in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for griller is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁi.je\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,605 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for griller, with forms such as "ggriller", "girller", and "grilelr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "grimper", "grilles", "grincer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is griller, spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Supplicier par le feu.
  2. 2
    Rôtir sur le gril.
  3. 3
    Chauffer des minerais métalliques au contact de l’air, de façon à les oxyder et à les dégager par volatilisation des matières étrangères.
  4. 4
    Endommager, sécher ou mettre hors d’usage par une chaleur excessive.
  5. 5
    Fumer (une cigarette).
  6. 6
    Ne pas respecter une étape ou un arrêt.
  7. 7
    Dépasser, prendre de vitesse.
  8. 8
    Discréditer ; décrédibiliser.
  9. 9
    Rater une première chance à son entrée dans une carrière.
  10. 10
    Percer à jour, repérer.
  11. 11
    Avoir un grand désir ou une extrême impatience de faire une chose.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggriller,girller,grilelr,griler,grillerr,grillre,grliler,grriller,rgiller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for griller

Misspelling Variants of "griller"

ggriller8girller7grilelr7griler6grillerr8grillre7grliler7grriller8
Misspelling Variants of "griller"

Frequency rank: #13,605 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "griller"?
"griller" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.je\.
What does "griller" mean?
As a verb, "griller" means: Supplicier par le feu.
What words are commonly confused with "griller"?
"griller" is commonly confused with "grimper", "grilles", "grincer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "griller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "griller" is \ɡʁi.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "griller" come from?
"griller" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.