Which to use
“griffon” and “grillon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,975
- “griffon” frequency rank
- #47,362
- “grillon” frequency rank
- 83337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | griffon | grillon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Animal fabuleux, moitié aigle et moitié lion. | Genre d’insectes orthoptères dont les mâles produisent un bruit aigu et perçant par le frottement de leurs élytres. |
Where the eye mixes griffon and grillon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between griffon and grillon
A purely visual mix-up. griffon (\ɡʁi.fɔ̃\) and grillon (\ɡʁi.jɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
griffon is recorded at frequency rank #35,975, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁi.fɔ̃\. grillon is at rank #47,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁi.jɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 83337, this pair ranks #15,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of griffon vs grillon
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "griffon": f. Private to "grillon": l.
"griffon" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grillon" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "griffon" and "grillon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "griffon" or "grillon"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "griffon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grillon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "griffon" and "grillon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grillon vs grillons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #15,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.