griechisch

[ˈɡʁiːçɪʃ]

/[ˈɡʁiːçɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“griechisch” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,667
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Volk der Griechen gehörend, die Griechen betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-griechisch · griechisch · German

griechisch · rank #10,667 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,667
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Globalisierung

Nearest frequency peer: Globalisierung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „griechisch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „griechisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

griechisch vs griechische
91% similar
griechisch vs Griechischen
75% similar
griechisch vs griechischer
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for griechisch
PropertyValue
Headwordgriechisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁiːçɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,667
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „griechisch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.griechischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Globalisierung“ (#10,666), „grundlegenden“ (#10,668), „gesenkt“ (#10,665). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „griechisch“ bei #10,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around griechisch (IPA [ˈɡʁiːçɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,667 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for griechisch, with forms such as "ggriechisch", "girechisch", and "greichisch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "griechische", "Griechischen", "griechischer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is griechisch, spelled G-R-I-E-C-H-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Volk der Griechen gehörend, die Griechen betreffend
  2. 2
    zu Griechenland gehörend
  3. 3
    zur Sprache Griechisch gehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er brachte seine griechische Ehefrau mit.
  2. Sein König Oidipus aber ist wiederum seine tragischste und also, wenn der Ausdruck erlaubt ist, griechischste Tragödie.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggriechisch
  • girechisch
  • greichisch
  • gricehisch
  • griecchisch
  • griechhisch
  • griechicsh
  • griechiscch
  • griechischh
  • griechishc
  • griechissch
  • griechsich
  • griecihsch
  • griehcisch
  • grriechisch
  • rgiechisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of griechisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggriechisch1girechisch2greichisch2gricehisch2griecchisch1griechhisch1griechicsh2griechiscch1
Edit distance from "griechisch"

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 "griechisch"?
"griechisch" is spelled G-R-I-E-C-H-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁiːçɪʃ].
What does "griechisch" mean?
As an adjective, "griechisch" means: zum Volk der Griechen gehörend, die Griechen betreffend
What words are commonly confused with "griechisch"?
"griechisch" is commonly confused with "griechische", "Griechischen", "griechischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "griechisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "griechisch" is [ˈɡʁiːçɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "griechisch" come from?
"griechisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "griechisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list