Griffbrett
[ˈɡʁɪfˌbʁɛt]
The verdict
“Griffbrett” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bauteil in Saiteninstrumenten, auf dem die Töne gespielt werden können
Corpus desk
Index DE-griffbrett · Griffbrett · German
Griffbrett · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Griffbrett |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɪfˌbʁɛt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Griffbrett“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Griffbrett is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɪfˌbʁɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bauteil in Saiteninstrumenten, auf dem die Töne gespielt werden können".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Griffbrett, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Griffbrett, spelled G-R-I-F-F-B-R-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1Bauteil in Saiteninstrumenten, auf dem die Töne gespielt werden können
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Griffbrett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Uhr wanderte unter den Schrank, die Kette wurde unter dem Griffbrett der väterlichen Geige versteckt, das Geld aber im Fensterrahmen festgeklebt.“
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.