griechisch
\ˈɡriː.çɪʃ\
The verdict
“griechisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grec, qui est relatif aux grecques et à la Grèce.
Corpus desk
Index FR-griechisch · griechisch · French
griechisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | griechisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡriː.çɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
griechisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡriː.çɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for griechisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is griechisch, spelled G-R-I-E-C-H-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Grec, qui est relatif aux grecques et à la Grèce.
- 2Grec, appartenant à la langue grecque. (Non gradable, pas de déclinaison au comparatif et au superlatif).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how griechisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er brachte seine griechische Ehefrau mit.
Vor allem die Billigfluggesellschaft Ryanair, die ihre Umläufe besonders eng taktet, schlägt Alarm. Sie meldet für dieses Jahr bereits über 5000 verspätete Flüge infolge der Misere in Griechenland. Betroffen waren fast eine Million Passagierinnen und Passagiere. Auch andere Airlines klagen über die Dauerkrise im griechischen Luftraum.
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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.