grivoiserie
\ɡʁi.vwa.zʁi\
The verdict
“grivoiserie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractère de ce qui est grivois.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grivoiserie · grivoiserie · French
grivoiserie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | grivoiserie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁi.vwa.zʁi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grivoiserie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.vwa.zʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grivoiserie, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is grivoiserie, spelled G-R-I-V-O-I-S-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Caractère de ce qui est grivois.
- 2Paroles grivoises.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grivoiserie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il se plaît trop à la grivoiserie.
En passant, écoutez les chants qui montent quelquefois des ateliers où les sardinières s’appliquent à la tâche. De vieux cantiques alternent avec les grivoiseries de café-concert.
Synonyms
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.