gräuelhaft

[ˈɡʁɔɪ̯əlhaft]

/[ˈɡʁɔɪ̯əlhaft]/ adj

The verdict

“gräuelhaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - furchtbar, entsetzlich

Key facts for gräuelhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordgräuelhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁɔɪ̯əlhaft]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gräuelhaft” sits in German frequency

gräuelhaft falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gräuelhaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɔɪ̯əlhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "furchtbar, entsetzlich".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gräuelhaft, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gräuelhaft, spelled G-R-Ä-U-E-L-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    furchtbar, entsetzlich

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gräuelhaft"?
"gräuelhaft" is spelled G-R-Ä-U-E-L-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɔɪ̯əlhaft].
What does "gräuelhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "gräuelhaft" means: furchtbar, entsetzlich
How do you pronounce "gräuelhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gräuelhaft" is [ˈɡʁɔɪ̯əlhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gräuelhaft" come from?
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Using “gräuelhaft”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-Ä-U-E-L-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡʁɔɪ̯əlhaft] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list