granular
[ɡʁanuˈlaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“granular” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - körnig, gekörnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-granular · granular · German
granular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | granular |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡʁanuˈlaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „granular“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
granular is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡʁanuˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "körnig, gekörnt".
granular doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is granular, spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1körnig, gekörnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how granular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ist er zu trocken, rieselt der Sand, vermischt man ihn mit zu viel Wasser, suppt er… Was Strandburgenbauer aus Erfahrung wissen, versuchen Physiker im Labor von Grund auf zu verstehen. Die komplexe Physik granularer Materie spielt auch bei Erdrutschen und der Lagerung von Kaffeebohnen eine Rolle.“
„Ihr granular abgestimmtes Provisioning sowie effiziente Prozess-Abwicklung mit einer tiefen SAN-Integration bringen eine hohe Skalierbarkeit und Ausfallsicherheit für robuste Disaster-Recovery und hochverfügbare Systeme.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.