grillon domestique

\ɡʁi.jɔ̃ dɔ.mɛs.tik\

/\ɡʁi.jɔ̃ dɔ.mɛs.tik\/ noun

The verdict

“grillon domestique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de grillon qui, en Europe et en Amérique du Nord, trouve la chaleur nécessaire à sa vie dans les habitations humaines et les stations de métro.

Key facts for grillon domestique
PropertyValue
Headwordgrillon domestique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.jɔ̃ dɔ.mɛs.tik\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grillon domestique” sits in French frequency

grillon domestique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grillon domestique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.jɔ̃ dɔ.mɛs.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de grillon qui, en Europe et en Amérique du Nord, trouve la chaleur nécessaire à sa vie dans les habitations humaines et les stations de métro.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grillon domestique, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is grillon domestique, spelled G-R-I-L-L-O-N- -D-O-M-E-S-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de grillon qui, en Europe et en Amérique du Nord, trouve la chaleur nécessaire à sa vie dans les habitations humaines et les stations de métro.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grillon domestique"?
"grillon domestique" is spelled G-R-I-L-L-O-N- -D-O-M-E-S-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.jɔ̃ dɔ.mɛs.tik\.
What does "grillon domestique" mean?
As a noun, "grillon domestique" means: Espèce de grillon qui, en Europe et en Amérique du Nord, trouve la chaleur nécessaire à sa vie dans les habitations humaines et les stations de métro.
How do you pronounce "grillon domestique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grillon domestique" is \ɡʁi.jɔ̃ dɔ.mɛs.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grillon domestique" come from?
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Using “grillon domestique”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-I-L-L-O-N- -D-O-M-E-S-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁi.jɔ̃ dɔ.mɛs.tik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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