# Greis

> German word · Noun · IPA [ɡʁaɪ̯s] · frequency rank #39,401

## Definitions
1. sehr alter Mensch, meist Mann

## Easily confused with
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-grey)
- **Gros** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-gros)
- **grip** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-grip)
- **Greiz** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-greiz)
- **guess** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-guess)
- **grenz** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-grenz)
- **Grete** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-grete)
- **grell** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-grell)
- **grips** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-grips)
- **gries** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greis-vs-gries)
- **GIS** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gis-vs-greis)
- **geil** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/geil-vs-greis)
- **Gras** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gras-vs-greis)
- **goes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/goes-vs-greis)
- **Geiz** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/geiz-vs-greis)
- **gens** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gens-vs-greis)
- **gets** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gets-vs-greis)
- **geis** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/geis-vs-greis)
- **Geist** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/geist-vs-greis)
- **green** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/green-vs-greis)

## Common misspellings (6)
`geris`, `ggreis`, `greiss`, `gresi`, `grreis`, `rgeis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/greis