grollier
\ɡʁɔ.lje\
The verdict
“grollier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Savetier, cordonnier
Corpus desk
Index FR-grollier · grollier · French
grollier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | grollier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɔ.lje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grollier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grollier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɔ.lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grollier, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grollier, spelled G-R-O-L-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Savetier, cordonnier
- 2Noyer : « noyer grollier » portant la noix lombarde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grollier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils lèvent … sur chacun grollier ou savetier de ladicte ville, autre denier par an … sur chacun grollier ou savetier forain, une paire do groles ou vieux souliers
C'est de sabato pris en mauvaise part que nous avons fait savate, car autrefois, dans les provinces méridionales, l'un était parfaitement distinct de l'autre, témoin le proverbe : Touto sabato deven groulo. « (Tout soulier devient savate ».) Et c'est de groulo que dérive groullier (orthographié groulié), savetier, qui nous a donné les noms de famille Grro…
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.