Greisin

[ˈɡʁaɪ̯zɪn]

/[ˈɡʁaɪ̯zɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Greisin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - sehr alte Frau

Corpus desk

Index DE-greisin · Greisin · German

Greisin · 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.

Key facts for Greisin
PropertyValue
HeadwordGreisin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁaɪ̯zɪn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Greisin“ im Deutschen

Greisinschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Greisin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaɪ̯zɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr alte Frau".

Zero misspellings are on record for Greisin in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Greisin, spelled G-R-E-I-S-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr alte Frau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Greisin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hermine und ich sahen uns erst 60 Jahre nach dem Abitur wieder, als wir schon Greisinnen waren.
  2. „Die schöne Fahrt in der alten Droschke, auf die sich die Greisin so gefreut hatte, war ihr schon nach zehn Minuten zuviel.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Greisin"?
"Greisin" is spelled G-R-E-I-S-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaɪ̯zɪn].
What does "Greisin" mean?
As a noun, "Greisin" means: sehr alte Frau
How do you pronounce "Greisin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Greisin" is [ˈɡʁaɪ̯zɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Greisin" come from?
"Greisin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list