grämlich
[ˈɡʁɛːmlɪç]
The verdict
“grämlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlechter Stimmung, griesgrämig
Corpus desk
Index DE-gramlich · grämlich · German
grämlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grämlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɛːmlɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „grämlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
grämlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛːmlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grämlich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is grämlich, spelled G-R-Ä-M-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1schlechter Stimmung, griesgrämig
- 2missvergnügt und freudlos
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grämlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch mein Leiden wuchs – denn welches Leiden ist lebenszäher als der Hang zum Alkohol! – und endlich mußte selbst die Katze, die jetzt alt und daher etwas grämlich zu werden begann, die Ausbrüche meiner Übellaunigkeit fühlen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.