Granatsplitter

[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʃplɪtɐ]

/[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʃplɪtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Granatsplitter” is uncommon German (frequency #90,350 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,350
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bruchstück einer Granate

Corpus desk

Index DE-granatsplitter · Granatsplitter · German

Granatsplitter · rank #90,350 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,350
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH graduell

Nearest frequency peer: graduell (-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 „Granatsplitter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Granatsplitter
PropertyValue
HeadwordGranatsplitter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʃplɪtɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#90,350
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Granatsplitter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Granatsplitterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „graduell“ (#90,349), „grassierende“ (#90,351), „Gradient“ (#90,348). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Granatsplitter“ bei #90,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Granatsplitter is uncommon German at frequency #90,350 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʃplɪtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bruchstück einer Granate".

Zero misspellings are on record for Granatsplitter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Granatsplitter, spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-S-P-L-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bruchstück einer Granate

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aus seinem Soldbuch geht hervor, dass er in den kommenden zwei Jahren an drei Gefechten teilnimmt und in der rechten Brust durch einen Granatsplitter verwundet wird…“
  2. „Ein Regen von Granatsplittern prasselt auf unser Dach.“

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 "Granatsplitter"?
"Granatsplitter" is spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-S-P-L-I-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʃplɪtɐ].
What does "Granatsplitter" mean?
As a noun, "Granatsplitter" means: Bruchstück einer Granate
How do you pronounce "Granatsplitter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Granatsplitter" is [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʃplɪtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Granatsplitter" come from?
"Granatsplitter" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list