grausame

Name: grausame, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːmə]

/[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːmə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“grausame” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,603
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grausame vs grausamen

89% similar

grausame vs grausamer

89% similar

grausame vs grausam

88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grausame
Property	Value
Headword	grausame
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːmə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#17,603
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grausame” 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). grausame lands here:

#17,603

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around grausame (IPA [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːmə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,603 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for grausame, with forms such as "garusame", "ggrausame", and "grasuame". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "grausamen", "grausamer", "grausam", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 grausame, spelled G-R-A-U-S-A-M-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

garusame
ggrausame
grasuame
grauasme
grausaem
grausamme
grausmae
graussame
grrausame
gruasame
rgausame

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grausame - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "grausame"

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 "grausame"?

"grausame" is spelled G-R-A-U-S-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːmə].

What does "grausame" mean?

As an adjective, "grausame" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausam

What words are commonly confused with "grausame"?

"grausame" is commonly confused with "grausamen", "grausamer", "grausam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "grausame"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grausame" is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "grausame" come from?

"grausame" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “grausame”

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

The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-U-S-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːmə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “grausamen” - see the side-by-side comparison. grausame vs grausamen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.