griechischer
[ˈɡʁiːçɪʃɐ]
The verdict
“griechischer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #17,604 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #17,604
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs griechisch
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | griechischer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁiːçɪʃɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #17,604 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “griechischer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for griechischer is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁiːçɪʃɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,604 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for griechischer, with forms such as "ggriechischer", "girechischer", and "greichischer". 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, "griechisches", "griechisch", "griechische", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is griechischer, spelled G-R-I-E-C-H-I-S-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs griechisch
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs griechisch
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs griechisch
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs griechisch
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs griechisch
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggriechischer,girechischer,greichischer,gricehischer,griecchischer,griechhischer,griechicsher,griechisccher,griechiscehr,griechischerr,griechischher,griechischre,griechishcer,griechisscher,griechsicher,griecihscher,griehcischer,grriechischer,rgiechischer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of griechischer - 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.
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.
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Using “griechischer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-I-E-C-H-I-S-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁiːçɪʃɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “griechisches” - see the side-by-side comparison. griechischer vs griechisches
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.