gripe
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The verdict
“gripe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Plural): Bauchweh, Kolik
Corpus desk
Index DE-gripe · gripe · German
gripe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | gripe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gripe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gripe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gripe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gripe, spelled G-R-I-P-E.
Definition
- 1(Plural): Bauchweh, Kolik
- 2(Grund zur) Meckerei
- 3(Plural): Seile zum Festmachen
- 4Griff, kräftiges Zupacken mit Hand oder Pfote
- 5der Druck
- 6der Graben, Abwasserkanal
- 7die Mistgabel
- 8(Seefahrt) the forefoot or piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore-end
- 9a lever which can be pressed upon the wheel to retard or stops its motion
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.