Grippe

/[ˈɡʁɪpə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,664

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Grippe is aGermannoun. It means: akute, fieberhafte Virusinfektion, vorwiegend mit Entzündung der Atemwege, welche endemisch, epidemisch oder pandemisch auftritt und durch das Influenzavirus verursacht wird Pronounced [ˈɡʁɪpə]. Often confused with grips and Gruppe.

Key facts for Grippe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrippe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɪpə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,664
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Grippe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Grippe is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁɪpə]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,664 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Grippe, with forms such as "ggrippe", "girppe", and "gripe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "grips", "Gruppe", "Gruppen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Grippe, spelled G-R-I-P-P-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    akute, fieberhafte Virusinfektion, vorwiegend mit Entzündung der Atemwege, welche endemisch, epidemisch oder pandemisch auftritt und durch das Influenzavirus verursacht wird
  2. 2
    grippaler Infekt, der durch andere Viren verursacht wird und meist mit Kopfschmerzen und Fieber verbunden ist
  3. 3
    Epidemie, bei der sehr viele Menschen an dieser Virusinfektion erkranken

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggrippe,girppe,gripe,gripep,grpipe,grrippe,rgippe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Grippe

Misspelling Variants of "Grippe"

ggrippe7girppe6gripe5gripep6grpipe6grrippe7rgippe6
Misspelling Variants of "Grippe"

Frequency rank: #11,664 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grippe"?
"Grippe" is spelled G-R-I-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɪpə].
What does "Grippe" mean?
As a noun, "Grippe" means: akute, fieberhafte Virusinfektion, vorwiegend mit Entzündung der Atemwege, welche endemisch, epidemisch oder pandemisch auftritt und durch das Influenzavirus verursacht wird
What words are commonly confused with "Grippe"?
"Grippe" is commonly confused with "grips", "Gruppe", "Gruppen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Grippe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grippe" is [ˈɡʁɪpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grippe" come from?
"Grippe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.