Granatapfel
[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩]
The verdict
“Granatapfel” is uncommon German (frequency #63,379 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,379
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Laubbaum aus der Familie Weiderichgewächse
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Granatapfel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #63,379 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Granatapfel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Granatapfel is uncommon German at frequency #63,379 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Granatapfel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Granatapfel, spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-A-P-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Laubbaum aus der Familie Weiderichgewächse
- 2rote Frucht von [1]
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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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Using “Granatapfel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-N-A-T-A-P-F-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.