Grapefrucht
[ˈɡʁeːpˌfʁʊxt]
The verdict
“Grapefrucht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Orange und Pampelmuse gekreuzte, größere Zitrusfrucht mit gelbem oder orangerotem Fruchtfleisch und säuerlich-bitterlichem Geschmack (Citrus paradisi)
Corpus desk
Index DE-grapefrucht · Grapefrucht · German
Grapefrucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Grapefrucht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁeːpˌfʁʊxt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grapefrucht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grapefrucht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁeːpˌfʁʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Orange und Pampelmuse gekreuzte, größere Zitrusfrucht mit gelbem oder orangerotem Fruchtfleisch und säuerlich-bitterlichem Geschmack (Citrus paradisi)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Grapefrucht, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Grapefrucht, spelled G-R-A-P-E-F-R-U-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1aus Orange und Pampelmuse gekreuzte, größere Zitrusfrucht mit gelbem oder orangerotem Fruchtfleisch und säuerlich-bitterlichem Geschmack (Citrus paradisi)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grapefrucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf dem Nachttisch lagen fünf Grapefrüchte, ungemein plastisch bis in die Poren, daneben eine Streichholzschachtel, deren Aufschrift ich sah, doch nicht entzifferte.“
„Ullrich Müller von der Weinstube am Brunnen empfiehlt da einen trockenen 2008er Weißburgunder vom Weingut Klaus Böhme aus Kirchscheidungen. ‚Der ist unverschämt frisch, vor Aromen von Zitrus- und Grapefrucht nur so strotzend, dennoch sich beim Essen ein- und unterordnend.[…]‘“
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.