grätz

[ɡʁɛt͡s]

/[ɡʁɛt͡s]/ verb

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The verdict

“grätz” is uncommon German (frequency #90,363 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,363
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grätzen

Key facts for grätz
PropertyValue
Headwordgrätz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡʁɛt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grätz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). grätz lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grätz is uncommon German at frequency #90,363 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡʁɛt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grätzen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for grätz, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is grätz, spelled G-R-Ä-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grätzen

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 "grätz"?
"grätz" is spelled G-R-Ä-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁɛt͡s].
What does "grätz" mean?
As a verb, "grätz" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grätzen
How do you pronounce "grätz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grätz" is [ɡʁɛt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grätz" come from?
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Using “grätz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-Ä-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡʁɛt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list