griffig

[ˈɡʁɪfɪç]

/[ˈɡʁɪfɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“griffig” is uncommon German (frequency #89,022 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,022
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so gestaltet, dass ein fester, rutschfreier Kontakt möglich ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-griffig · griffig · German

griffig · rank #89,022 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,022
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH greys

Nearest frequency peer: greys (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „griffig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „griffig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for griffig
PropertyValue
Headwordgriffig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁɪfɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,022
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „griffig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.griffigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „greys“ (#89,021), „Griss“ (#89,023), „Grenzregionen“ (#89,020). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „griffig“ bei #89,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

griffig is uncommon German at frequency #89,022 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɪfɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    so gestaltet, dass ein fester, rutschfreier Kontakt möglich ist
  2. 2
    einprägsam formuliert; so, dass man es sofort begreift
  3. 3
    Beschreibung einer Beschaffenheit von Mehl
  4. 4
    eine leichte Handhabung habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how griffig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Straßenbelag ist neu und damit sehr griffig.
  2. Diese griffige Formel wurde inhaltlich nie genau bestimmt.

This word in other languages

catchy(English)maniable(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "griffig"?
"griffig" is spelled G-R-I-F-F-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɪfɪç].
What does "griffig" mean?
As an adjective, "griffig" means: so gestaltet, dass ein fester, rutschfreier Kontakt möglich ist
How do you pronounce "griffig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "griffig" is [ˈɡʁɪfɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "griffig" come from?
"griffig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "griffig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

getappt#88,999gesalbt#88,989Henkels#89,063gebende#88,967

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list