grüßen
\ˈɡʁyːsn̩\
The verdict
“grüßen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saluer, dire bonjour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gru-en · grüßen · French
grüßen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grüßen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈɡʁyːsn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grüßen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grüßen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɡʁyːsn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Saluer, dire bonjour.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grüßen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 grüßen, spelled G-R-Ü-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Saluer, dire bonjour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grüßen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich grüße alle Gäste im Saal.
Synonyms
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.