groche

\ɡʁɔʃ\

/\ɡʁɔʃ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monnaie en usage en Albanie au début du XXᵉ siècle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-groche · groche · French

groche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for groche
PropertyValue
Headwordgroche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɔʃ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « groche » en français

grochesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

groche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for groche, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 groche, spelled G-R-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monnaie en usage en Albanie au début du XXᵉ siècle.
  2. 2
    Monnaie en usage en Bulgarie au début du XXᵉ siècle, valant vingt centimes.
  3. 3
    Appellation générale de petites monnaies en circulation en Europe centrale et orientale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Son père lui avait donné un groche, mais Gjorg ne savait pas trop s’il pouvait vraiment le dépenser ou s’il devait le rapporter chez lui intact.
  2. Soyez certain, monsieur, que ce petit chien ne vaut pas huit grivenniks ; je n'en donnerais pas personnellement huit groches ; mais madame la comtesse l’adore, Dieu me pardonne, l’adore !

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 "groche"?
"groche" is spelled G-R-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɔʃ\.
What does "groche" mean?
As a noun, "groche" means: Monnaie en usage en Albanie au début du XXᵉ siècle.
How do you pronounce "groche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "groche" is \ɡʁɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "groche" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list