gry
/ɡɹaɪ̯/verb, noun, adjective
gry is spelled G-R-Y: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gry means “To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gry?
| Letters | 3: G-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 gry?
Gry appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 gry?
- /ɡɹaɪ̯/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with gry?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gry.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gyr.
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 gry
- gries present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- grying participle, present
- gried participle, past
- grys plural
- gry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).
noun
- 1
A fit of ague.
- 2
archaicA small amount.
- 3
archaicOne hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke
- 4
Abbreviation of gray or grey (color).
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of gray (eye or hair color).
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of grey or gray (color).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gry come from?
From Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”). Compare grue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).