Grauzonen

[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌt͡soːnən]

/[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌt͡soːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grauzonen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,523 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,523
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grauzone

Corpus desk

Index DE-grauzonen · Grauzonen · German

Grauzonen · rank #98,523 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,523
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Graffito

Nearest frequency peer: Graffito (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Grauzonen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Grauzonen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grauzonen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrauzonen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌt͡soːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,523
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grauzonen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grauzonenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Graffito“ (#98,522), „Golfturnier“ (#98,520), „grelles“ (#98,527). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grauzonen“ bei #98,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grauzonen is uncommon German at frequency #98,523 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌt͡soːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Grauzonen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grauzonen, spelled G-R-A-U-Z-O-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grauzone
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Grauzone
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Grauzone
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Grauzone

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 "Grauzonen"?
"Grauzonen" is spelled G-R-A-U-Z-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌt͡soːnən].
What does "Grauzonen" mean?
As a noun, "Grauzonen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grauzone
How do you pronounce "Grauzonen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grauzonen" is [ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌt͡soːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grauzonen" come from?
"Grauzonen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Getreides#98,509Gespielin#98,504Handicaps#98,560genanntem#98,480

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list