gréer

\ɡʁe.e\

/\ɡʁe.e\/ verb

The verdict

“gréer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garnir un bâtiment de tout ce dont il a besoin pour être en état de naviguer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-greer · gréer · French

gréer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for gréer
PropertyValue
Headwordgréer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡʁe.e\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gréer » en français

gréern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gréer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁe.e\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gréer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is gréer, spelled G-R-É-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garnir un bâtiment de tout ce dont il a besoin pour être en état de naviguer.
  2. 2
    Garnir de hunettes un mât, une vergue.
  3. 3
    Se munir de, se doter de, ou encore revêtir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gréer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Toute réparation sérieuse était impossible, mais on gréa une sorte de gouvernail utilisable par beau temps, […].
  2. Le “grand vaisseau royal”, une réduction d’un navire de guerre, sans doute, dont on sait qu’il gréait trois mâts.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gréer"?
"gréer" is spelled G-R-É-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁe.e\.
What does "gréer" mean?
As a verb, "gréer" means: Garnir un bâtiment de tout ce dont il a besoin pour être en état de naviguer.
How do you pronounce "gréer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gréer" is \ɡʁe.e\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gréer" come from?
"gréer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list