griffig
German, adjective/ˈɡʁɪfɪç/
griffig is spelled G-R-I-F-F-I-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Griffig is a German adjective meaning “firm, non-slip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “so gestaltet, dass ein fester, rutschfreier Kontakt möglich ist”.
What does griffig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
firm, non-slip
- 2
catchy, succint
etwas auf eine griffige Formel bringen
- 3
coarse
griffiges Mehl
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. so gestaltet, dass ein fester, rutschfreier Kontakt möglich ist 2. einprägsam formuliert; so, dass man es sofort begreift 3. Beschreibung einer Beschaffenheit von Mehl 4. eine leichte Handhabung habend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of griffig
- griffiger masculine nominative singular
- am griffigsten superlative
- griffige feminine nominative singular
- griffiges neuter nominative singular
- griffigen genitive masculine singular
- griffigem dative masculine singular
- der griffige definite includes-article masculine
- die griffige definite feminine includes-article
- das griffige definite includes-article neuter
- die griffigen definite includes-article nominative
- des griffigen definite genitive includes-article
- der griffigen definite feminine genitive
- dem griffigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce griffig?
- /ˈɡʁɪfɪç/
- /ˈɡʁɪfɪk/
- [ˈɡʁɪfɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to griffig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is griffig in German?
griffig appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).