grauenhaft

[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ənhaft]

/[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ənhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“grauenhaft” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,159
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Furcht, Entsetzen auslösend

Corpus desk

Index DE-grauenhaft · grauenhaft · German

grauenhaft · rank #25,159 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,159
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH googles

Nearest frequency peer: googles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „grauenhaft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „grauenhaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grauenhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordgrauenhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ənhaft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,159
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „grauenhaft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.grauenhaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „googles“ (#25,158), „Gänse“ (#25,160), „Golfplatz“ (#25,157). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grauenhaft“ bei #25,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around grauenhaft (IPA [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ənhaft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,159 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Furcht, Entsetzen auslösend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for grauenhaft, with forms such as "garuenhaft", "ggrauenhaft", and "graeunhaft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is grauenhaft, spelled G-R-A-U-E-N-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Furcht, Entsetzen auslösend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how grauenhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es ist eine grauenhafte Vorstellung, ein solches Leben führen zu müssen.

Synonyms

entsetzlichfurchtbarfürchterlichfurchterregendgrauenerregendgräuelhaftgräulichschrecklich

This word in other languages

gruesome(English)truculento(Español)horrible(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garuenhaft
  • ggrauenhaft
  • graeunhaft
  • grauehnaft
  • grauenahft
  • grauenhafft
  • grauenhaftt
  • grauenhatf
  • grauenhfat
  • grauenhhaft
  • grauennhaft
  • graunehaft
  • grrauenhaft
  • gruaenhaft
  • rgauenhaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grauenhaft - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

garuenhaft2ggrauenhaft1graeunhaft2grauehnaft2grauenahft2grauenhafft1grauenhaftt1grauenhatf2
Edit distance from "grauenhaft"

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 "grauenhaft"?
"grauenhaft" is spelled G-R-A-U-E-N-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ənhaft].
What does "grauenhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "grauenhaft" means: Furcht, Entsetzen auslösend
What are common misspellings of "grauenhaft"?
Common misspellings include "garuenhaft", "ggrauenhaft", "graeunhaft", "grauehnaft", "grauenahft". The correct spelling is "grauenhaft".
How do you pronounce "grauenhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grauenhaft" is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ənhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grauenhaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grauenhaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heimlichen#25,164geschluckt#25,147geleistete#25,145gekommenen#25,144

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Golfplatz15 variantsInfluencer15 variantsGebärmutter15 variantsInitiatoren15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list