greifbar

[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“greifbar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,594
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so nahe, dass man es leicht finden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-greifbar · greifbar · German

greifbar · rank #19,594 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,594
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grandiose

Nearest frequency peer: grandiose (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „greifbar“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „greifbar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

greifbar vs greifbare
89% similar
greifbar vs greifbarer
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for greifbar
PropertyValue
Headwordgreifbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,594
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „greifbar“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).greifbarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „grandiose“ (#19,593), „Gruben“ (#19,595), „Granaten“ (#19,592). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „greifbar“ bei #19,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around greifbar (IPA [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,594 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for greifbar, with forms such as "gerifbar", "ggreifbar", and "grefibar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "greifbare", "greifbarer", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is greifbar, spelled G-R-E-I-F-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so nahe, dass man es leicht finden kann
  2. 2
    konkret, offensichtlich
  3. 3
    greifbar nahe sein: sehr gut zu sehen sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how greifbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Sieg scheint greifbar zu sein.
  2. „Hätte Hitler nur bramarbasiert, ohne irgendwelche greifbaren Ergebnisse vorzuweisen, dann hätte Enttäuschung seine Anziehungskraft natürlich rasch schwinden lassen.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gerifbar
  • ggreifbar
  • grefibar
  • greibfar
  • greifabr
  • greifbarr
  • greifbbar
  • greifbra
  • greiffbar
  • griefbar
  • grreifbar
  • rgeifbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of greifbar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gerifbar2ggreifbar1grefibar2greibfar2greifabr2greifbarr1greifbbar1greifbra2
Edit distance from "greifbar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "greifbar"?
"greifbar" is spelled G-R-E-I-F-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯].
What does "greifbar" mean?
As an adjective, "greifbar" means: so nahe, dass man es leicht finden kann
What words are commonly confused with "greifbar"?
"greifbar" is commonly confused with "greifbare", "greifbarer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "greifbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "greifbar" is [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "greifbar" come from?
"greifbar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "greifbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list