grisard
\ɡʁi.zaʁ\
The verdict
“grisard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien nom vernaculaire donné jusqu’au xviiiᵉ siècle au grand labbe (Stercorarius skua), appelé également (à tort) goéland varié par Buffon. → voir goéland varié
Corpus desk
Index FR-grisard · grisard · French
grisard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grisard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁi.zaʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grisard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.zaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
grisard has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is grisard, spelled G-R-I-S-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Ancien nom vernaculaire donné jusqu’au xviiiᵉ siècle au grand labbe (Stercorarius skua), appelé également (à tort) goéland varié par Buffon. → voir goéland varié
- 2Dans certaines régions côtières (e.g. Normandie), jeune goéland, de diverses espèces, au plumage gris.
- 3Blaireau.
- 4Espèce de peuplier.
- 5Grès trop dur pour être taillé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grisard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le grisard, comme dans tous les autres goëlands et mouettes, la femelle ne paraît différer du mâle que par la taille, qui est un peu moindre.
Là également le renard, le grisard ou blaireau, le sanglier, le lapin de garenne.
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.