greige
/ɡɹeɪʒ/adjective, noun
greige is spelled G-R-E-I-G-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, greige means “Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in greige?
| Letters | 6: G-R-E-I-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is greige?
Greige appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 greige?
- UK /ɡɹeɪʒ/
- UK /ɡɹɛʒ/
- US /ɡɹeɪʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-greige.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with greige?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as greige from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʒ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reggie.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of greige
- grege
- grège
- griege
- greiges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greige mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.
The rolls of greige cloth sat on the factory floor waiting to be printed.
- 2
Of a colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric, between grey and beige.
noun
- 1
A colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe.
- 2
archaicClothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; greige goods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Greige in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully proc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grège |
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 greige come from?
The adjective is borrowed from French grège and Middle French grège (“of silk: raw, unfinished; of the colour of such silk, greyish-beige”, adjective), from Italian greggio (“raw, unrefined; unbleached”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *gregius (as in lana *gregia (“untreated wool as obtained from the flock”)), from grex (“flock (of sheep, etc.)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“flock, herd; to gather”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).