grommeler
\ɡʁɔm.le\
The verdict
“grommeler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Murmurer, se plaindre entre ses dents quand on est fâché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grommeler · grommeler · French
grommeler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | grommeler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡʁɔm.le\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grommeler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁɔm.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Murmurer, se plaindre entre ses dents quand on est fâché.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for grommeler in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is grommeler, spelled G-R-O-M-M-E-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Murmurer, se plaindre entre ses dents quand on est fâché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grommeler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Marie. – Le sourire, ce doux épanouissement qui rend la jeunesse semblable aux fleurs, s’est enfui de ses joues couleur de soufre, pour y laisser grommeler une ironie ignoble et le mépris de tout.
Drôle de pistolet, grommela Carrouge. Comme si la politique avait quelque chose à voir là dedans !
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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.