Groll
\ɡʀɔl\
The verdict
“Groll” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rancune, animosité, ressentiment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-groll · Groll · French
Groll · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Groll |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʀɔl\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Groll is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʀɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rancune, animosité, ressentiment.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Groll, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Groll, spelled G-R-O-L-L.
Definition
- 1Rancune, animosité, ressentiment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Groll appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zehn Jahre lang hegte er einen unversöhnlichen Groll gegen das Tier, mehrere Male hatte er unter Lebensgefahr versucht, es allein zur Strecke zu bringen. Dieses Mal war es ihm gelungen.
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.