# greed

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɹiːd/ · frequency rank #10,707

## Definitions
1. A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

## Etymology
c. 1600. Back-formation from greedy.

## Easily confused with
- **grew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-grew)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-grey)
- **Greg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greg)
- **grid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-grid)
- **green** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-green)
- **Greek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greek)
- **grief** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-grief)
- **grind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-grind)
- **greet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greet)
- **Gregg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-gregg)
- **Greta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greta)
- **greys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greys)
- **greens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greens)
- **Greene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greene)
- **greedy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greedy)
- **Greeks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greeks)
- **greets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greets)
- **greeted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-greeted)
- **grieved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greed-vs-grieved)
- **gee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gee-vs-greed)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gered`, `ggreed`, `gred`, `grede`, `greedd`, `grreed`, `rgeed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/greed