grausige

[ˈɡʁaʊ̯zɪɡə]

/[ˈɡʁaʊ̯zɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“grausige” is uncommon German (frequency #62,474 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,474
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

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

Key facts for grausige
PropertyValue
Headwordgrausige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁaʊ̯zɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grausige” 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). grausige lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grausige is uncommon German at frequency #62,474 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grausige, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 grausige, spelled G-R-A-U-S-I-G-E.

Definition

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

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 "grausige"?
"grausige" is spelled G-R-A-U-S-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zɪɡə].
What does "grausige" mean?
As an adjective, "grausige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grausig
How do you pronounce "grausige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grausige" is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grausige" come from?
"grausige" 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 “grausige”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-U-S-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zɪɡə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list