groeien
\ˈɣrui̯ə(n)\
The verdict
“groeien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Grandir, pousser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-groeien · groeien · French
groeien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | groeien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈɣrui̯ə(n)\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « groeien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
groeien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɣrui̯ə(n)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
groeien has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is groeien, spelled G-R-O-E-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Grandir, pousser.
- 2Croître, accroître, augmenter, grossir, s'accroître.
- 3Amplifier.
Antonyms
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.