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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

griess

/ɡɹˈis/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
griess
IPA
/ɡɹˈis/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Griess, a variant of Gries.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Griesses (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce griess?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈis/.
What does griess mean?
A surname from German.
Where does griess come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce griess

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