ins Gras beißen

verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mordre la poussière, subir un revers, une défaite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ins-gras-bei-en · ins Gras beißen · French

ins Gras beißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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 ins Gras beißen
PropertyValue
Headwordins Gras beißen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ins Gras beißen » en français

ins Gras beißenn'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

ins Gras beißen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im Jahre 1928 war eine kleine unbekannte Firma im Verlauf von vier Jahren zur Zentrallmacht des deutschen Zigarettentrusts geworden, während über hundert kleine aber an sich lebensfähige Zigarettenfirmen ins Gras beißen mußten.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list