gruger
\ɡʁy.ʒe\
The verdict
“gruger” is uncommon French (frequency #63,806 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,806
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ou Briser quelque chose de dur ou de sec avec les dents.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gruger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡʁy.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #63,806 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gruger” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gruger is uncommon French at frequency #63,806 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁy.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
gruger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gruger, spelled G-R-U-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1ou Briser quelque chose de dur ou de sec avec les dents.
- 2Briser, avec un marteau à pointes de diamant, certaines matières dures qui ne pourraient être entamées par un outil tranchant.
- 3Briser, avec un grugeoir, certaines matières dures en feuilles qu’il serait incommode d’entamer avec un outil tranchant.
- 4Manger le bien de quelqu’un, lui extorquer ce qu’il possède, lui faire perdre son argent.
- 5Réduire, abîmer, briser graduellement, petit à petit.
- 6Tromper quelqu’un, le berner.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gruger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-R-U-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡʁy.ʒe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.