Greißler
[ˈɡʁaɪ̯slɐ]
The verdict
“Greißler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Gemischtwaren- oder (reiner) Lebensmittelhändler
Corpus desk
Index DE-grei-ler · Greißler · German
Greißler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Greißler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaɪ̯slɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Greißler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Greißler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaɪ̯slɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Gemischtwaren- oder (reiner) Lebensmittelhändler".
No misspelling variants are generated for Greißler in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Greißler, spelled G-R-E-I-S-S-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1kleiner Gemischtwaren- oder (reiner) Lebensmittelhändler
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Greißler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während ein Greißler nach dem anderen zusperrt, preist jetzt Amazon in seinem deutschen Web-Shop knapp 40.000 Lebensmittel an – auch Frischware wie Milch, Obst und Gemüse.“
„Walter Hubmer, der letzte Greißler in der Salinengemeinde, hat nach exakt 42 Jahren und drei Tagen als selbständiger Kaufmann Lebewohl gesagt und seinen wohlverdienten Ruhestand angetreten.“
Synonyms
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.