# Geist vs greift

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Geist
*noun · IPA [ɡaɪ̯st] · frequency rank #1,847*
Plural 1:

### greift
*verb · IPA [ɡʁaɪ̯ft] · frequency rank #3,126*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/geist-vs-greift