Existenzgrundlage
[ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə]
The verdict
“Existenzgrundlage” is uncommon German (frequency #54,508 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,508
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - finanzielle Basis des Daseins
Corpus desk
Index DE-existenzgrundlage · Existenzgrundlage · German
Existenzgrundlage · rank #54,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,508
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Exhibition
Nearest frequency peer: Exhibition (-1 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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Existenzgrundlage“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- evolutionär…
evolutionären
45,496 corpus weight
- Exfreundin
Exfreundin
45,495 corpus weight
- Exhibition
Exhibition
45,494 corpus weight
- Existenzgru…
Existenzgrundlage
45,493 corpus weight
- Fachpresse
Fachpresse
45,492 corpus weight
- Fahrstil
Fahrstil
45,491 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Existenzgrundlage“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Existenzgrundlage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #54,508 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Existenzgrundlage“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Existenzgrundlage is uncommon German at frequency #54,508 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "finanzielle Basis des Daseins".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Existenzgrundlage, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Existenzgrundlage, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-Z-G-R-U-N-D-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1finanzielle Basis des Daseins
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Existenzgrundlage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben unsere gesamte Existenzgrundlage über den Jordan gebracht.
Synonyms
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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