gris
Spanish, noun/ˈɡɾis/
gris is spelled G-R-I-S (4 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,840th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gris is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “grey / gray” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Clima frío”.
What does gris mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinegrey / gray
materia gris
- 2
femininemasculineboring, dull
Ella lleva una vida gris.
- 3
femininemasculineovercast, cloudy
Hay poca luz porque el día está gris.
- 4
femininemasculinemorally ambiguous
Juan de Galicia es un personaje muy gris.
noun
- 1
masculinegrey / gray
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De color entre blanco y negro. 2. Por extensión, de color o carácter neutro y apagado. 3. Dicho del clima, cubierto de nubes y poco luminoso. 4. Metafóricamente, que muestra o denota tristeza y melancolía.
noun: 1. Clima frío. 2. Piel de ardilla, utilizada en peletería. 3. Miembro de la Policía Armada y de Tráfico de España cuando llevaban el uniforme de este color.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gris
- grises feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gris?
- /ˈɡɾis/
- [ˈɡɾis]
- [ˈgɾis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gris
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gris in Spanish?
gris appears 21 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).