Grippe

[ˈɡʁɪpə]

/[ˈɡʁɪpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grippe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,664
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - akute, fieberhafte Virusinfektion, vorwiegend mit Entzündung der Atemwege, welche endemisch, epidemisch oder pandemisch auftritt und durch das Influenzavirus verursacht wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-grippe · Grippe · German

Grippe · rank #11,664 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,664
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Griffen

Nearest frequency peer: Griffen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Grippe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Grippe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Grippe vs grips
50% similar
Grippe vs Gruppe
83% similar
Grippe vs Gruppen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Grippe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grippeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Griffen“ (#11,663), „GroKo“ (#11,665), „gewöhnlichen“ (#11,662). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grippe“ bei #11,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Grippe (IPA [ˈɡʁɪpə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,664 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grippe, with forms such as "ggrippe", "girppe", and "gripe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Grippe, spelled G-R-I-P-P-E.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor allem für ältere Menschen oder kleine Kinder kann eine Grippe gefährlich sein.
  2. Grippe wird durch Viren verursacht.

Synonyms

Influenzaechte GrippeVirusgrippeErkältungSchnupfenGrippeepidemie

This word in other languages

influenza(English)gripe(Español)grippe(Français)gripe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrippe
  • girppe
  • gripe
  • gripep
  • grpipe
  • grrippe
  • rgippe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grippe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggrippe1girppe2gripe1gripep2grpipe2grrippe1rgippe2
Edit distance from "Grippe"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

handle#11,668geiles#11,653hunter#11,675Engels#11,641

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

GroKo7 variantsHelga7 variantsHenri7 variantsherab7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list