grogueuse
\ɡʁɔ.ɡøz\
The verdict
“grogueuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prostituée qui racole à la terrasse des cafés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grogueuse · grogueuse · French
grogueuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grogueuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɔ.ɡøz\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grogueuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɔ.ɡøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prostituée qui racole à la terrasse des cafés.".
grogueuse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is grogueuse, spelled G-R-O-G-U-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Prostituée qui racole à la terrasse des cafés.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grogueuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il en est de même des grogueuses, ces hétaïres ainsi nommées parce qu'elles vont s'attabler devant les cafés des grands boulevards, sous prétexte de consommer des grogs. On en fait souvent une razzia, le soir. Mais, semblables aux membres d'une célèbre compagnie, quand on les fait sortir par la porte, elles rentrent le lendemain par les fenêtres.
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.