griotte

\ɡʁi.jɔt\

/\ɡʁi.jɔt\/ noun

The verdict

“griotte” is uncommon French (frequency #95,969 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,969
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variété de cerise sure à jus coloré.

Key facts for griotte
PropertyValue
Headwordgriotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.jɔt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,969
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “griotte” 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). griotte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

griotte is uncommon French at frequency #95,969 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.jɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for griotte in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is griotte, spelled G-R-I-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variété de cerise sure à jus coloré.
  2. 2
    Marbre rouge foncé tacheté de rouge vif et de brun.

Synonyms

aigriotteaigriettemorelle

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); 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 "griotte"?
"griotte" is spelled G-R-I-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.jɔt\.
What does "griotte" mean?
As a noun, "griotte" means: Variété de cerise sure à jus coloré.
How do you pronounce "griotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "griotte" is \ɡʁi.jɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "griotte" come from?
"griotte" 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 “griotte”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-I-O-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁi.jɔt\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list