grün

\ɡryːn\

/\ɡryːn\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vert (adjectif de couleur).

Corpus desk

Index FR-grun · grün · French

grün · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 grün
PropertyValue
Headwordgrün
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡryːn\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grün » en français

grünreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

grün is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡryːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grün, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is grün, spelled G-R-Ü-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vert (adjectif de couleur).
  2. 2
    Vivant, plein de sève ou non mûri pour un fruit.
  3. 3
    Inexpérimenté.
  4. 4
    Vert, écologique.
  5. 5
    Vert, d’un parti politique écologiste.
  6. 6
    crue, en parlant de la viande.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er mischte grüne und rote Farbe.
  2. Herr Jean Jacques Hoffstede, der Poet der Stadt, der sicherlich auch für den heutigen Tag ein paar Reime in der Tasche hatte, war nicht viel jünger als Johann Buddenbrook, der Ältere, und abgesehen von der grünen Farbe seines Leibrockes, in demselben Geschmack gekleidet.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grün"?
"grün" is spelled G-R-Ü-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡryːn\.
What does "grün" mean?
As an adjective, "grün" means: Vert (adjectif de couleur).
How do you pronounce "grün"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grün" is \ɡryːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grün" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list