Grenzsteine

[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grenzsteine” is uncommon German (frequency #91,688 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,688
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Grenzstein

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenzsteine · Grenzsteine · German

Grenzsteine · rank #91,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,688
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grenadiere

Nearest frequency peer: Grenadiere (-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 „Grenzsteine“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grenzsteine
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrenzsteine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯nə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grenzsteine“ im Deutschen

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

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Grenzsteine is uncommon German at frequency #91,688 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯nə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Grenzsteine in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grenzsteine, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-S-T-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Grenzstein
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grenzstein
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Grenzstein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Grenzstein

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 "Grenzsteine"?
"Grenzsteine" is spelled G-R-E-N-Z-S-T-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯nə].
What does "Grenzsteine" mean?
As a noun, "Grenzsteine" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Grenzstein
How do you pronounce "Grenzsteine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grenzsteine" is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌʃtaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grenzsteine" come from?
"Grenzsteine" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

günstigster#91,702halbnackten#91,707Handfesseln#91,709Handwerkers#91,711

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list