Grenzfläche

[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌflɛçə]

/[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌflɛçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grenzfläche” is uncommon German (frequency #95,672 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,672
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (gedachte) Trennfläche zwischen zwei Bereichen, Themengebieten, Körpern, Medien oder dergleichen; Fläche, an der diese aneinandergrenzen beziehungsweise aufeinandertreffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenzflache · Grenzfläche · German

Grenzfläche · rank #95,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,672
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grooves

Nearest frequency peer: grooves (+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 „Grenzfläche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grenzfläche
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrenzfläche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌflɛçə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grenzfläche“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grooves“ (#95,673), „Grazien“ (#95,670), „grotesker“ (#95,674). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grenzfläche“ bei #95,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grenzfläche is uncommon German at frequency #95,672 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌflɛçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Grenzfläche has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Grenzfläche, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-F-L-Ä-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (gedachte) Trennfläche zwischen zwei Bereichen, Themengebieten, Körpern, Medien oder dergleichen; Fläche, an der diese aneinandergrenzen beziehungsweise aufeinandertreffen
  2. 2
    geometrische Trennfläche zwischen zwei unterschiedlichen Körpern oder Phasen, an der sich deren physikalische Eigenschaften unterscheiden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „An den Grenzflächen zwischen der Wildnis als Lebensraum der Tiere und zivilisierten, vom Menschen geschaffenen Lebensräumen ergeben sich oft erhebliche Schwierigkeiten.“
  2. „Konzert an den Grenzflächen zwischen Jazz und Klassik“

Synonyms

Phasengrenze

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 "Grenzfläche"?
"Grenzfläche" is spelled G-R-E-N-Z-F-L-Ä-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌflɛçə].
What does "Grenzfläche" mean?
As a noun, "Grenzfläche" means: (gedachte) Trennfläche zwischen zwei Bereichen, Themengebieten, Körpern, Medien oder dergleichen; Fläche, an der diese aneinandergrenzen beziehungsweise aufeinandertreffen
How do you pronounce "Grenzfläche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grenzfläche" is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌflɛçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grenzfläche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list