ins Gras beißen

verb

The verdict

“ins Gras beißen” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mordre la poussière, subir un revers, une défaite.

Key facts for ins Gras beißen
PropertyValue
Headwordins Gras beißen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ins Gras beißen” sits in French frequency

ins Gras beißen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ins Gras beißen is 15 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mordre la poussière, subir un revers, une défaite.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ins Gras beißen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ins Gras beißen, spelled I-N-S- -G-R-A-S- -B-E-I-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mordre la poussière, subir un revers, une défaite.

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 "ins Gras beißen"?
"ins Gras beißen" is spelled I-N-S- -G-R-A-S- -B-E-I-SS-E-N.
What does "ins Gras beißen" mean?
As a verb, "ins Gras beißen" means: Mordre la poussière, subir un revers, une défaite.
What language does "ins Gras beißen" come from?
"ins Gras beißen" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ins Gras beißen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-S- -G-R-A-S- -B-E-I-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list