auf Grund

[aʊ̯f ˈɡʁʊnt]

/[aʊ̯f ˈɡʁʊnt]/ adv

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The verdict

“auf Grund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - auf der Grundlage (von), begründet (durch)

Corpus desk

Index DE-auf-grund · auf Grund · German

auf Grund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 auf Grund
PropertyValue
Headwordauf Grund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[aʊ̯f ˈɡʁʊnt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auf Grund” sits in German frequency

auf Grund falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German 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.

Rare enough to double-check

auf Grund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [aʊ̯f ˈɡʁʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf der Grundlage (von), begründet (durch)".

auf Grund doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is auf Grund, spelled A-U-F- -G-R-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf der Grundlage (von), begründet (durch)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Dieses muß jederzeit die Feststellung der Kosten und Leistungen, die Abstimmung der Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung mit der Aufwands- und Ertragsrechnung sowie die Ermittlung von Preisen auf Grund von Selbstkosten ermöglichen.“

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auf Grund"?
"auf Grund" is spelled A-U-F- -G-R-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯f ˈɡʁʊnt].
What does "auf Grund" mean?
As an adverb, "auf Grund" means: auf der Grundlage (von), begründet (durch)
How do you pronounce "auf Grund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auf Grund" is [aʊ̯f ˈɡʁʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auf Grund" come from?
"auf Grund" is a German 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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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