griesgrämig
[ˈɡʁiːsˌɡʁɛːmɪç]
The verdict
“griesgrämig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (ohne nachvollziehbaren Grund) schlecht gelaunt/übellaunig/verdrossen und damit gegenüber anderen unfreundlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-griesgramig · griesgrämig · German
griesgrämig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | griesgrämig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁiːsˌɡʁɛːmɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „griesgrämig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
griesgrämig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁiːsˌɡʁɛːmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(ohne nachvollziehbaren Grund) schlecht gelaunt/übellaunig/verdrossen und damit gegenüber anderen unfreundlich".
griesgrämig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is griesgrämig, spelled G-R-I-E-S-G-R-Ä-M-I-G.
Definition
- 1(ohne nachvollziehbaren Grund) schlecht gelaunt/übellaunig/verdrossen und damit gegenüber anderen unfreundlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how griesgrämig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Computerwissenschaft hat ein Marketing-Problem, wir gelten als die griesgrämige Nerds«, räumte er vergangene Woche bei der hauseigenen Konferenz Google I/O ein.“
„So ist ein Foto zu sehen, auf dem sich eine griesgrämige Katze ins Bild schmuggelt.“
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.