Grenadiere

[ɡʁenaˈdiːʁə]

/[ɡʁenaˈdiːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grenadiere” is uncommon German (frequency #91,687 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,687
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenadiere · Grenadiere · German

Grenadiere · rank #91,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,687
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH graubraun

Nearest frequency peer: graubraun (-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 „Grenadiere“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grenadiere
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrenadiere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁenaˈdiːʁə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grenadiere“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „graubraun“ (#91,686), „Grenzsteine“ (#91,688), „Grevesmühlen“ (#91,689). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grenadiere“ bei #91,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grenadiere is uncommon German at frequency #91,687 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁenaˈdiːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Grenadiere in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Grenadiere, spelled G-R-E-N-A-D-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grenadier
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Grenadier
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Grenadier

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gradienten#91,683Goldsucher#91,679gutmütigen#91,698gewonnenes#91,671

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list