Which to use
“greift” is a verb and “Greis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,126
- “greift” frequency rank
- #39,401
- “Greis” frequency rank
- 42527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | greift | Greis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen | sehr alter Mensch, meist Mann |
Where the eye mixes greift and Greis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: greift vs Greis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: greift is [ɡʁaɪ̯ft] while Greis is [ɡʁaɪ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
greift is recorded at frequency rank #3,126, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡʁaɪ̯ft]. Greis is at rank #39,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁaɪ̯s].
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 42527, this pair ranks #1,446,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of greift vs Greis
Shared letters: egir. Private to "greift": ft. Private to "Greis": s.
"greift" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "Greis" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "greift" and "Greis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "greift" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Greis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,446,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "greift" and "Greis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "greco vs Greis". 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 #1,446,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.