gripe

/ˈɡɾi.pɨ/

//ˈɡɾi.pɨ// noun

The verdict

“gripe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,770
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - resfriado

Corpus desk

Index PT-gripe · gripe · Portuguese

gripe · rank #6,770 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,770
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH invisível

Nearest frequency peer: invisível (+5 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “gripe”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “gripe” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gripe vs gris
60% similar
gripe vs grupo
60% similar
gripe vs Guiné
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gripe
PropertyValue
Headwordgripe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɾi.pɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,770
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “gripe”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).gripecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “invisível” (#6,775), “Jacob” (#6,776), “fornecimento” (#6,763). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gripe” fica em #6,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gripe (IPA /ˈɡɾi.pɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,770 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "resfriado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gripe, with forms such as "ggripe", "girpe", and "griep". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "gris", "grupo", "Guiné", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Portuguese form is gripe, spelled G-R-I-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    resfriado

Synonyms

difruço

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggripe
  • girpe
  • griep
  • grippe
  • grpie
  • grripe
  • rgipe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gripe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggripe1girpe2griep2grippe1grpie2grripe1rgipe2
Edit distance from "gripe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gripe"?
"gripe" is spelled G-R-I-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɾi.pɨ/.
What does "gripe" mean?
As a noun, "gripe" means: resfriado
What words are commonly confused with "gripe"?
"gripe" is commonly confused with "gris", "grupo", "Guiné". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gripe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gripe" is /ˈɡɾi.pɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gripe" come from?
"gripe" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gripe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list