Gradmesser

[ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ]

/[ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Gradmesser” is uncommon German (frequency #54,586 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,586
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kriterium oder Maßstab dafür, in welchem Maß etwas gegeben ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-gradmesser · Gradmesser · German

Gradmesser · rank #54,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,586
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gouvernante

Nearest frequency peer: Gouvernante (-2 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 „Gradmesser“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gradmesser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gradmesser
PropertyValue
HeadwordGradmesser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gradmesser“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gradmesserfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gouvernante“ (#54,584), „goran“ (#54,583), „Grundfesten“ (#54,591). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gradmesser“ bei #54,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gradmesser is uncommon German at frequency #54,586 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kriterium oder Maßstab dafür, in welchem Maß etwas gegeben ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gradmesser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gradmesser, spelled G-R-A-D-M-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kriterium oder Maßstab dafür, in welchem Maß etwas gegeben ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Mauer ist zu einem frühen Gradmesser für das geworden, was Donald Trump tatsächlich durchsetzen kann – und was nicht.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gradmesser"?
"Gradmesser" is spelled G-R-A-D-M-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ].
What does "Gradmesser" mean?
As a noun, "Gradmesser" means: Kriterium oder Maßstab dafür, in welchem Maß etwas gegeben ist
How do you pronounce "Gradmesser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gradmesser" is [ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gradmesser" come from?
"Gradmesser" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list