grilléesvsgrillerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: grillées is a adjective, griller is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“grillées” is an adjective and “griller” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,529
“grillées” frequency rank
#13,605
“griller” frequency rank
49134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grillées griller
Definition Féminin pluriel de grillé. Supplicier par le feu.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set grillées and griller apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
grillées
7 ch
griller

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: grillées and griller carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡʁi.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

grillées is recorded at frequency rank #35,529, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡʁi.je\. griller is at rank #13,605, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡʁi.je\.

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 49134, this pair ranks #173,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of grillées vs griller

Shared letters: egilr. Private to "grillées": . Private to "griller": -.

"grillées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC  ·  "griller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • grillerggriller · girller · grilelr · griler · grillerr · grillre · grliler · grriller

Frequency comparison

grillées#35,529
griller#13,605

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "grillées" and "griller" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "grillées" is an adjective and "griller" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "grillées" or "griller"?
"griller" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,605 in our French list, against #35,529 for "grillées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering grillées vs griller

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “grillées”; for a verb, it's “griller”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “grillées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list