Grenadier

[ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯]

/[ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grenadier” is uncommon German (frequency #52,901 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,901
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soldat, der mit Handgranaten ausgerüstet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenadier · Grenadier · German

Grenadier · rank #52,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,901
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grausames

Nearest frequency peer: grausames (-2 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 „Grenadier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grenadier
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrenadier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grenadier“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Grenadierfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grausames“ (#52,899), „Golfstaaten“ (#52,898), „glühend“ (#52,897). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grenadier“ bei #52,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grenadier is uncommon German at frequency #52,901 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Soldat, der mit Handgranaten ausgerüstet ist
  2. 2
    bestimmter Typus eines Soldaten der Infanterie
  3. 3
    unterster Dienstgrad in der Infanterietruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Staunend sah das Volk die blauen Jacken der Grenadiere, die weißen Röcke der Spanier, die schwarzen Bärenfellmützen, die bunten Standarten und Wimpel durch die rauchenden Trümmer ziehen.“
  2. „Dolochow gab ihm keine Antwort; er hatte sich mit dem französischen Grenadier in eine hitzige Auseinandersetzung eingelassen.“

Synonyms

Infanterist

Antonyms

FüsilierJägerMusketier

This word in other languages

grenadier(English)grenadier(Français)

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 "Grenadier"?
"Grenadier" is spelled G-R-E-N-A-D-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯].
What does "Grenadier" mean?
As a noun, "Grenadier" means: Soldat, der mit Handgranaten ausgerüstet ist
How do you pronounce "Grenadier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grenadier" is [ɡʁenaˈdiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grenadier" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grausames#52,899Gewändern#52,894gewesenen#52,893gesündigt#52,892

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list