grein

[ɡʁaɪ̯n]

/[ɡʁaɪ̯n]/ verb

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The verdict

“grein” is uncommon German (frequency #78,062 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,062
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-grein · grein · German

grein · rank #78,062 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,062
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH greifenden

Nearest frequency peer: greifenden (-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 „grein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grein
PropertyValue
Headwordgrein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡʁaɪ̯n]
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,062
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „grein“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.greinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „greifenden“ (#78,061), „Greisen“ (#78,063), „grazia“ (#78,059). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grein“ bei #78,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grein is uncommon German at frequency #78,062 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡʁaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for grein in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is grein, spelled G-R-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greinen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greinen

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 "grein"?
"grein" is spelled G-R-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁaɪ̯n].
What does "grein" mean?
As a verb, "grein" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greinen
How do you pronounce "grein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grein" is [ɡʁaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grein" come from?
"grein" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haack#78,078hebst#78,089Hochs#78,120fossa#77,973

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list