grenzdebil

[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sdeˌbiːl]

/[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sdeˌbiːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“grenzdebil” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur über schwache Geisteskräfte verfügend, keine hinreichende Intelligenz aufweisend

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenzdebil · grenzdebil · German

grenzdebil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for grenzdebil
PropertyValue
Headwordgrenzdebil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sdeˌbiːl]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grenzdebil” sits in German frequency

grenzdebil falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grenzdebil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sdeˌbiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur über schwache Geisteskräfte verfügend, keine hinreichende Intelligenz aufweisend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for grenzdebil, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is grenzdebil, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-D-E-B-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    nur über schwache Geisteskräfte verfügend, keine hinreichende Intelligenz aufweisend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit einer derartig grenzdebilen Person wie deiner Mutter hatte ich lange nicht zu tun.
  2. Kurt lacht sich immer die grenzdebilsten Mädels überhaupt als Freundin an.

Synonyms

deppertdumm

Antonyms

intelligentklug

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grenzdebil"?
"grenzdebil" is spelled G-R-E-N-Z-D-E-B-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sdeˌbiːl].
What does "grenzdebil" mean?
As an adjective, "grenzdebil" means: nur über schwache Geisteskräfte verfügend, keine hinreichende Intelligenz aufweisend
How do you pronounce "grenzdebil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grenzdebil" is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sdeˌbiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grenzdebil" come from?
"grenzdebil" 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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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