grincer

\ɡʁɛ̃.se\

/\ɡʁɛ̃.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“grincer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,191
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Produire un bruit aigre, strident et métallique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grincer · grincer · French

grincer · rank #30,191 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,191
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grove

Nearest frequency peer: grove (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « grincer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « grincer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grincer vs gronder
71% similar
grincer vs ginger
71% similar
grincer vs grince
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grincer
PropertyValue
Headwordgrincer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡʁɛ̃.se\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,191
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « grincer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.grincerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « grove » (#30,192), « gravity » (#30,189), « géologue » (#30,194). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « grincer » est au #30,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around grincer (IPA \ɡʁɛ̃.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,191 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for grincer, with forms such as "ggrincer", "girncer", and "gricner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gronder", "ginger", "grince", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is grincer, spelled G-R-I-N-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Produire un bruit aigre, strident et métallique.
  2. 2
    Produire un bruit aigre en serrant les dents les unes contre les autres sous l’action de l’agacement, de la douleur ou de la colère.
  3. 3
    Crier, en parlant particulièrement de la chauve-souris.
  4. 4
    S’exprimer avec aigreur, en désapprouvant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grincer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ses deux garçons étaient tisserands, et dans ce vieux nid on entendait grincer les métiers et siffler les navettes du matin au soir.
  2. Les tolets grinçaient à chaque mouvement.

This word in other languages

creak(English)chirriar(Español)knarren(Deutsch)ranger(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrincer
  • girncer
  • gricner
  • grinccer
  • grincerr
  • grincre
  • grinecr
  • grinncer
  • grnicer
  • grrincer
  • rgincer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grincer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggrincer1girncer2gricner2grinccer1grincerr1grincre2grinecr2grinncer1
Edit distance from "grincer"

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 "grincer"?
"grincer" is spelled G-R-I-N-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɛ̃.se\.
What does "grincer" mean?
As a verb, "grincer" means: Produire un bruit aigre, strident et métallique.
What words are commonly confused with "grincer"?
"grincer" is commonly confused with "gronder", "ginger", "grince". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grincer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grincer" is \ɡʁɛ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grincer" come from?
"grincer" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grincer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gravity#30,189granges#30,187gourmet#30,184garenne#30,178

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

géologue11 variantsgouttière11 variantsgarderai11 variantsfacturer11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list