Granat

[ɡʁaˈnaːt]

/[ɡʁaˈnaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Granat” is uncommon German (frequency #67,282 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,282
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Garnele der Nordsee

Corpus desk

Index DE-granat · Granat · German

Granat · rank #67,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,282
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grabhügel

Nearest frequency peer: Grabhügel (-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 „Granat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Granat
PropertyValue
HeadwordGranat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁaˈnaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Granat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Granatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grabhügel“ (#67,281), „grollen“ (#67,283), „Gouverneure“ (#67,280). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Granat“ bei #67,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Granat is uncommon German at frequency #67,282 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈnaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Granat, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Granat, spelled G-R-A-N-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Garnele der Nordsee
  2. 2
    Oberbegriff für eine Gruppe von künstlich hergestellten Mineralien, die sich optisch, physikalisch und chemisch ähnlich sind, wie Pyrop, Almandin, Spessartin, Grossular, Andradit, Uwarowit, Goldmanit, Hydrogrossular, Calderit, Knorringit und Skiagit.
  3. 3
    Betrüger, Falschspieler
  4. 4
    Kurzbezeichnung für Granatapfel und Granatapfelbaum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Abends wurden Krabben ausgepult, die Granat hießen.“
  2. „Ob es sich bei einem Mineral um einen Granat handelt oder eine Verwechslung vorliegt, lässt sich mittels der mineraleigenen Eigenschaften bzw. Bestimmung der Zusammensetzung, bspw. via Atomabsorptionsspektometrie klären.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

Diamantblauer SaphirTansanitgelber CitrinTopasgrüner PeridotSmaragdvioletter DiamantAmethystStrassZirkoniaRubinroter Spinellroter TopasTurmalinHessonitAndalusitDioptasChromdiopsidVesuvianSmaragdTitanitDemantoidChrysoberyllKieberer

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 "Granat"?
"Granat" is spelled G-R-A-N-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁaˈnaːt].
What does "Granat" mean?
As a noun, "Granat" means: kleine Garnele der Nordsee
How do you pronounce "Granat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Granat" is [ɡʁaˈnaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list