greinen
[ˈɡʁaɪ̯nən]
The verdict
“greinen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weinen; weinerlich schimpfen, wimmern
Corpus desk
Index DE-greinen · greinen · German
greinen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | greinen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaɪ̯nən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „greinen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
greinen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʁaɪ̯nən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weinen; weinerlich schimpfen, wimmern".
greinen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is greinen, spelled G-R-E-I-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1weinen; weinerlich schimpfen, wimmern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how greinen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er greinte gar jämmerlich.
„Er jammerte wie ein Kind, das greint, weil es etwas nicht bekommen kann.“
This word in other languages
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.