Gruß
[ɡʁuːs]
The verdict
“Gruß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Ansprechen einer Person bei Ankunft, Abschied, zu bestimmten Tageszeiten oder Anlässen als Zeichen freundlicher Gesinnung
Corpus desk
Index DE-gru · Gruß · German
Gruß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Gruß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁuːs] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gruß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gruß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁuːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gruß, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gruß, spelled G-R-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1das Ansprechen einer Person bei Ankunft, Abschied, zu bestimmten Tageszeiten oder Anlässen als Zeichen freundlicher Gesinnung
- 2freundliche Wünsche, die eine Person einer anderen ausrichten soll, dies als Zeichen der Verbundenheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gruß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Guten Tag“ ist ein Gruß.
Bestell ihr schöne Grüße von mir.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.