grincement des dents

\ɡʁɛ̃s.mɑ̃ de dɑ̃\

/\ɡʁɛ̃s.mɑ̃ de dɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de bruxisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grincement-des-dents · grincement des dents · French

grincement des dents · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for grincement des dents
PropertyValue
Headwordgrincement des dents
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɛ̃s.mɑ̃ de dɑ̃\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grincement des dents » en français

grincement des dentssiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

grincement des dents is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɛ̃s.mɑ̃ de dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de bruxisme.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for grincement des dents in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is grincement des dents, spelled G-R-I-N-C-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E-S- -D-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de bruxisme.

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 "grincement des dents"?
"grincement des dents" is spelled G-R-I-N-C-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E-S- -D-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɛ̃s.mɑ̃ de dɑ̃\.
What does "grincement des dents" mean?
As a noun, "grincement des dents" means: Synonyme de bruxisme.
How do you pronounce "grincement des dents"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grincement des dents" is \ɡʁɛ̃s.mɑ̃ de dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list