Griebe
German, noun/ˈɡʁiːbə/
Griebe is spelled G-R-I-E-B-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Griebe is a German feminine noun meaning “greaves (unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Rückstand eines ausgelassenen Speckwürfels”.
What does Griebe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegreaves (unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rückstand eines ausgelassenen Speckwürfels 2. schorfiger Ausschlag am Mund
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Griebe
- Grieben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Griebe?
- /ˈɡʁiːbə/
- [ˈɡʁiːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Griebe in German?
Griebe appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).