Granatwerfer

[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌvɛʁfɐ]

/[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌvɛʁfɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Granatwerfer” is uncommon German (frequency #84,044 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,044
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichtes Geschütz der Infanterie zum Verschießen von Granaten

Corpus desk

Index DE-granatwerfer · Granatwerfer · German

Granatwerfer · rank #84,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,044
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grammatikfehl…

Nearest frequency peer: Grammatikfehler (-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 „Granatwerfer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Granatwerfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordGranatwerfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌvɛʁfɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Granatwerfer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grammatikfehler“ (#84,043), „grassierenden“ (#84,045), „grammatikalische“ (#84,042). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Granatwerfer“ bei #84,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Granatwerfer is uncommon German at frequency #84,044 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌvɛʁfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leichtes Geschütz der Infanterie zum Verschießen von Granaten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Granatwerfer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Granatwerfer, spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-W-E-R-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    leichtes Geschütz der Infanterie zum Verschießen von Granaten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mithilfe der Granatwerfer konnte eine Bresche geschlagen werden.
  2. „Die Altstadt war ein beliebtes Ziel für Granatwerfer.“

This word in other languages

grenade launcher(English)lanzagranadas(Español)lance-grenades(Français)

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 "Granatwerfer"?
"Granatwerfer" is spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-W-E-R-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌvɛʁfɐ].
What does "Granatwerfer" mean?
As a noun, "Granatwerfer" means: leichtes Geschütz der Infanterie zum Verschießen von Granaten
How do you pronounce "Granatwerfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Granatwerfer" is [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌvɛʁfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Granatwerfer" come from?
"Granatwerfer" 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 "Granatwerfer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gesteigerter#84,028Gutmütigkeit#84,062geschreddert#84,025Hakenkreuzen#84,069

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list