Grenzposten
[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌpɔstn̩]
The verdict
“Grenzposten” is uncommon German (frequency #90,357 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,357
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Einrichtungen (Gebäude, Sperranlagen), die der Kontrolle von Personen und Verkehr beim Grenzübertritt dienen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grenzposten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌpɔstn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #90,357 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grenzposten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Grenzposten is uncommon German at frequency #90,357 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌpɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Grenzposten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Grenzposten, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-P-O-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit der Einrichtungen (Gebäude, Sperranlagen), die der Kontrolle von Personen und Verkehr beim Grenzübertritt dienen
- 2Person, deren Aufgabe es ist, Grenzübertritte zu kontrollieren
Synonyms
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 “Grenzposten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-E-N-Z-P-O-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.