grolle

\ɡʁɔl\

/\ɡʁɔl\/ noun

The verdict

“grolle” 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) - Chaussure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grolle · grolle · French

grolle · 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 grolle
PropertyValue
Headwordgrolle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁɔl\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grolle » en français

grollereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

grolle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chaussure.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for grolle, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grolle, spelled G-R-O-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chaussure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a encore trouvé à redire à propos de mes grolles, que je faisais avec trop de bruit dans les escaliers.
  2. – Ben, qu’on nous laisse au moins mettre nos grolles ! Les grolles !… C’est devenu un mot, une chose tragique, pour ces pauvres pieds de fantassins affreux à voir et à traîner, des pieds sans chaussettes, éraillés par le cuir des gros souliers, […]

This word in other languages

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 "grolle"?
"grolle" is spelled G-R-O-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁɔl\.
What does "grolle" mean?
As a noun, "grolle" means: Chaussure.
How do you pronounce "grolle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grolle" is \ɡʁɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grolle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list