# Gleise vs Greis

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gleise
*noun · IPA [ˈɡlaɪ̯zə] · frequency rank #13,850*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gleis

### Greis
*noun · IPA [ɡʁaɪ̯s] · frequency rank #39,401*
sehr alter Mensch, meist Mann

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