grelle

Name: grelle, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈɡʁɛlə]

/[ˈɡʁɛlə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“grelle” is uncommon German (frequency #60,629 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,629
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell

Key facts for grelle
Property	Value
Headword	grelle
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɡʁɛlə]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#60,629
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grelle” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). grelle lands here:

#60,629

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grelle is uncommon German at frequency #60,629 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for grelle in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is grelle, spelled G-R-E-L-L-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell

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 "grelle"?

"grelle" is spelled G-R-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɛlə].

What does "grelle" mean?

As an adjective, "grelle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grell

How do you pronounce "grelle"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grelle" is [ˈɡʁɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "grelle" come from?

"grelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “grelle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-R-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.