grassieren
[ɡʁaˈsiːʁən]
The verdict
“grassieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich verbreiten, gehäuft auftreten, um sich greifen
Corpus desk
Index DE-grassieren · grassieren · German
grassieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grassieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡʁaˈsiːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „grassieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
grassieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡʁaˈsiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich verbreiten, gehäuft auftreten, um sich greifen".
grassieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is grassieren, spelled G-R-A-S-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich verbreiten, gehäuft auftreten, um sich greifen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grassieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schweinegrippe grassierte in ganz Europa.
„Tekere artikulierte den öffentlichen Unmut über die grassierende Korruption in der Regierungspartei.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.