Which to use
“gril” and “grill” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,326
- “gril” frequency rank
- #24,616
- “grill” frequency rank
- 63942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gril | grill |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ustensile de cuisine qui est fait de plusieurs lames de fer parallèles, fixées à quelque distance l’une de l’autre, et sur lequel on fait rôtir de la viande ou du poisson. Toute surface pour la cuisson vive des aliments sans corps gras. | Restaurant où l’on sert des grillades. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gril and grill apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. gril and grill are pronounced identically (\ɡʁil\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gril” sits inside “grill”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gril is recorded at frequency rank #39,326, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁil\. grill is at rank #24,616, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁil\.
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 63942, this pair ranks #79,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gril vs grill
Shared letters: gilr. Private to "gril": -. Private to "grill": -.
"gril" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grill" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gril" and "grill" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gril" or "grill"?
Remembering gril vs grill
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gril” entry
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