Grenadier
[ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Grenadier” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,901 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,901
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Soldat, der mit Handgranaten ausgerüstet ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grenadier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #52,901 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grenadier” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Grenadier is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,901 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Grenadier in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Grenadier, spelled G-R-E-N-A-D-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Soldat, der mit Handgranaten ausgerüstet ist
- 2bestimmter Typus eines Soldaten der Infanterie
- 3unterster Dienstgrad in der Infanterietruppe
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Grenadier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-E-N-A-D-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯] (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.