griffig
[ˈɡʁɪfɪç]
The verdict
“griffig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #89,022 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #89,022
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so gestaltet, dass ein fester, rutschfreier Kontakt möglich ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | griffig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɪfɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #89,022 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “griffig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for griffig is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁɪfɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,022 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for griffig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is griffig, spelled G-R-I-F-F-I-G.
Definition
- 1so gestaltet, dass ein fester, rutschfreier Kontakt möglich ist
- 2einprägsam formuliert; so, dass man es sofort begreift
- 3Beschreibung einer Beschaffenheit von Mehl
- 4eine leichte Handhabung habend
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); 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 “griffig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-I-F-F-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.