grivèlerie

\ɡʁi.vɛl.ʁi\

/\ɡʁi.vɛl.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-grivelerie · grivèlerie · French

grivèlerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 grivèlerie
PropertyValue
Headwordgrivèlerie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.vɛl.ʁi\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grivèlerie » en français

grivèlerien'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

grivèlerie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.vɛl.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for grivèlerie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is grivèlerie, spelled G-R-I-V-È-L-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de griveler.
  2. 2
    Grivèlerie d'aliment, action de partir d’un restaurant ou d’un café sans payer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Roi ne fait jamais d’histoires ; en présence des vols, des pillages, des grivèleries, il se taît.
  2. Attendu qu’il résulte du dossier que X… a cité directement devant le tribunal correctionnel de Nice le nommé Y… et six autres prévenus, à qui il imputait une série de faits constitutifs de diverses infractions et notamment des délits d’abus de confiance, de grivèlerie et de bris de clôture ; […]

Synonyms

addition volantefilouterie d'aubergeresto basket

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grivèlerie"?
"grivèlerie" is spelled G-R-I-V-È-L-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.vɛl.ʁi\.
What does "grivèlerie" mean?
As a noun, "grivèlerie" means: Action de griveler.
How do you pronounce "grivèlerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grivèlerie" is \ɡʁi.vɛl.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grivèlerie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list