grillet

\ɡʁi.jɛ\

/\ɡʁi.jɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“grillet” is an uncommon French word, ranked #52,090 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,090
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sonnette ronde placée au cou des chiens et aux pieds des oiseaux de proie.

Key facts for grillet
PropertyValue
Headwordgrillet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.jɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grillet” 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). grillet 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for grillet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡʁi.jɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #52,090 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for grillet in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grillet, spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sonnette ronde placée au cou des chiens et aux pieds des oiseaux de proie.
  2. 2
    Meuble représentant le grelot de fauconnerie dans les armoiries. Synonyme de grelot, il est pas possible de les différencier surtout s’il n’est pas placé avec un rapace ou si l’on ignore une tradition de fauconnerie dans la région liée aux armoiries. Son usage est plutôt ancien et assez limité. Dans le doute, on parlera plutôt de grelot. À rapprocher de cloche, clochette et grelot.

Synonyms

grillettegrelot

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 "grillet"?
"grillet" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.jɛ\.
What does "grillet" mean?
As a noun, "grillet" means: Sonnette ronde placée au cou des chiens et aux pieds des oiseaux de proie.
How do you pronounce "grillet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grillet" is \ɡʁi.jɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grillet" come from?
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Using “grillet”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-I-L-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁi.jɛ\ (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
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