Grieß
[ɡʁiːs]
The verdict
“Grieß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinkörnig gemahlenes Getreideerzeugnis
Corpus desk
Index DE-grie · Grieß · German
Grieß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Grieß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁiːs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grieß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grieß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁiːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleinkörnig gemahlenes Getreideerzeugnis".
Grieß doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Grieß, spelled G-R-I-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1kleinkörnig gemahlenes Getreideerzeugnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grieß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Grundlage für italienische Polenta oder mexikanische Tortilla ist Grieß aus Mais.
„Und nie tun wir es vergeblich, stets füllen sich unsere Säckchen mit Mehl und mit Grieß.“
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.