greifenden

[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩dən]

/[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“greifenden” is uncommon German (frequency #78,061 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,061
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend

Corpus desk

Index DE-greifenden · greifenden · German

greifenden · rank #78,061 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,061
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grein

Nearest frequency peer: grein (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „greifenden“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „greifenden“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for greifenden
PropertyValue
Headwordgreifenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩dən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „greifenden“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).greifendenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grein“ (#78,062), „grazia“ (#78,059), „Greisen“ (#78,063). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „greifenden“ bei #78,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

greifenden is uncommon German at frequency #78,061 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

greifenden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is greifenden, spelled G-R-E-I-F-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend

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 "greifenden"?
"greifenden" is spelled G-R-E-I-F-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩dən].
What does "greifenden" mean?
As an adjective, "greifenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs greifend
How do you pronounce "greifenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "greifenden" is [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "greifenden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gewaschene#78,043halbnackte#78,080gestresste#78,039Hauptinsel#78,086

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list