grieseln
[ˈɡʁiːzl̩n]
The verdict
“grieseln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (vor Ekel, Furcht, Kälte) erschauern
Corpus desk
Index DE-grieseln · grieseln · German
grieseln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | grieseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁiːzl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „grieseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
grieseln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʁiːzl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grieseln, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is grieseln, spelled G-R-I-E-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1(vor Ekel, Furcht, Kälte) erschauern
- 2flimmern
- 3als Griesel zur Erde fallen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grieseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mich grieselt vor Kälte.
Obwohl es lediglich ein Programm gab, die Lautsprecher krächzten und das Schwarz-Weiß-Bild grieselte, starrten alle gebannt auf die bewegten Bilder, die wie von Geisterhand auf der Glasscheibe erschienen.
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.