greife

[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fə]

/[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fə]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“greife” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,911
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-greife · greife · German

greife · rank #18,911 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,911
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH government

Nearest frequency peer: government (-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 „greife“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „greife“ 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).

greife vs Griff
50% similar
greife vs Greiz
50% similar
greife vs Grete
50% similar

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

Key facts for greife
PropertyValue
Headwordgreife
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,911
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „greife“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).greifeliegt 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: „government“ (#18,910), „Grundstücken“ (#18,912), „Gottschalk“ (#18,909). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „greife“ bei #18,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around greife (IPA [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,911 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for greife, with forms such as "gerife", "ggreife", and "grefie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Griff", "Greiz", "Grete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is greife, spelled G-R-E-I-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gerife
  • ggreife
  • grefie
  • greief
  • greiffe
  • griefe
  • grreife
  • rgeife

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of greife - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gerife2ggreife1grefie2greief2greiffe1griefe2grreife1rgeife2
Edit distance from "greife"

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 "greife"?
"greife" is spelled G-R-E-I-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fə].
What does "greife" mean?
As a verb, "greife" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen
What words are commonly confused with "greife"?
"greife" is commonly confused with "Griff", "Greiz", "Grete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "greife"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "greife" is [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "greife" come from?
"greife" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Goslar#18,908hector#18,918helles#18,922Feuers#18,886

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Kelch8 variantsKreide8 variantsdevise8 variantslängs8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list