grumeau

\ɡʁy.mo\

/\ɡʁy.mo\/ noun

The verdict

“grumeau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite portion durcie ou caillée de sang, de lait ou de tout autre matière liquide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grumeau · grumeau · French

grumeau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 grumeau
PropertyValue
Headwordgrumeau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁy.mo\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grumeau » en français

grumeaureste 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

grumeau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁy.mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grumeau, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grumeau, spelled G-R-U-M-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite portion durcie ou caillée de sang, de lait ou de tout autre matière liquide.
  2. 2
    Agglomération de matériaux pulvérulents, sablonneux mal dissous dans un liquide.
  3. 3
    Résidus de matériaux divers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce lait est tourné, il s’est mis tout en grumeaux.
  2. Cette colle, cette bouillie est pleine de grumeaux.

Synonyms

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 "grumeau"?
"grumeau" is spelled G-R-U-M-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁy.mo\.
What does "grumeau" mean?
As a noun, "grumeau" means: Petite portion durcie ou caillée de sang, de lait ou de tout autre matière liquide.
How do you pronounce "grumeau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grumeau" is \ɡʁy.mo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grumeau" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list