grimoires

\ɡʁi.mwaʁ\

/\ɡʁi.mwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“grimoires” is uncommon French (frequency #96,980 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,980
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de grimoire.

Key facts for grimoires
PropertyValue
Headwordgrimoires
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.mwaʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,980
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grimoires” 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). grimoires 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

grimoires is uncommon French at frequency #96,980 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.mwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de grimoire.".

grimoires has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is grimoires, spelled G-R-I-M-O-I-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de grimoire.

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 "grimoires"?
"grimoires" is spelled G-R-I-M-O-I-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.mwaʁ\.
What does "grimoires" mean?
As a noun, "grimoires" means: Pluriel de grimoire.
How do you pronounce "grimoires"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grimoires" is \ɡʁi.mwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grimoires" come from?
"grimoires" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “grimoires”

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

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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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