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greek

/ɡɹiːk/noun, verb

greek is spelled G-R-E-E-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,992nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, greek means “Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“nonsense writing or talk; gibberish”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of greek is greeks.

How many letters and syllables are in greek?

Letters5: G-R-E-E-K
Syllables1 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing32 times per million words; the 2,992nd most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is greek?

Greek appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,992nd most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce greek?

  • /ɡɹiːk/

Greek has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Greek.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-greek.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of greek

  • greeks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • greeking participle, present
  • greeked participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does greek mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“nonsense writing or talk; gibberish”).

  2. 2

    Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“anal sex”).

verb

  1. 1

    To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.

  2. 2

    To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.

  3. 3

    To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.

adjective

as Greek
  1. 1

    Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.

  2. 2

    colloquialSynonym of incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.

  3. 3

    USOf or relating to collegiate fraternities, sororities, or (uncommon) honor societies.

noun

as Greek
  1. 1

    A person from Greece or of Greek descent.

    The Greeks believed the sun went round the earth.

  2. 2

    Greek cuisine, traditional or representative Greek food.

  3. 3

    colloquialSynonym of gibberish, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.

  4. 4

    colloquialSynonym of lorem ipsum, dummy placeholder text used in greeking.

  5. 5

    UScolloquialA member of a collegiate fraternity or sorority.

    Was Joe a Greek in college?

  6. 6

    archaicslangA cunning rogue.

  7. 7

    archaicslangA merry fellow.

  8. 8

    slangAnal sex.

    She is absolutely a total GFE, no limits, except no Greek. (Well...I say “no Greek” - - if she is really hot for you, and if she is really turned on in a long session, she might beg for a finger in her anus while you suck her clit, but she

verb

as Greek
  1. 1

    obsoleteTo cheat at cards.

  2. 2

    Alternative letter-case form of greek.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Greek in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchgrec (of or relating to Greece, its people, its…), grecque, grecques (person from Greece or of Greek descent)
Germangriechisch (of or relating to Greece, its people, its…), Grieche, Griechin (person from Greece or of Greek descent)
Portuguesegrego (of or relating to Greece, its people, its…)
Spanishgriego (of or relating to Greece, its people, its…), griega (person from Greece or of Greek descent)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does greek come from?

Probably from Greek (“unintelligible speech or text”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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