Grands
[ɡʁɑ̃ːs]
The verdict
“Grands” is uncommon German (frequency #78,056 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,056
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grand
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grands |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁɑ̃ːs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,056 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grands” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Grands is uncommon German at frequency #78,056 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁɑ̃ːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Grands has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Grands, spelled G-R-A-N-D-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grand
- 2Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grand
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Grand
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Grand
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Grand
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 “Grands”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-N-D-S - 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.