grenzt

[ɡʁɛnt͡st]

/[ɡʁɛnt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“grenzt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,861
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grenzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenzt · grenzt · German

grenzt · rank #10,861 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,861
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gitter

Nearest frequency peer: Gitter (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „grenzt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „grenzt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grenzt vs grinst
67% similar
grenzt vs gent
67% similar
grenzt vs great
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grenzt
PropertyValue
Headwordgrenzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡʁɛnt͡st]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,861
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „grenzt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).grenztliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gitter“ (#10,860), „grey“ (#10,862), „gestehen“ (#10,859). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grenzt“ bei #10,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around grenzt (IPA [ɡʁɛnt͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,861 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for grenzt, with forms such as "gernzt", "ggrenzt", and "grennzt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "grinst", "gent", "great", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 grenzt, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grenzen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grenzen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grenzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grenzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gernzt
  • ggrenzt
  • grennzt
  • grentz
  • grenztt
  • grenzzt
  • greznt
  • grnezt
  • grrenzt
  • rgenzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grenzt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gernzt2ggrenzt1grennzt1grentz2grenztt1grenzzt1greznt2grnezt2
Edit distance from "grenzt"

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 "grenzt"?
"grenzt" is spelled G-R-E-N-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁɛnt͡st].
What does "grenzt" mean?
As a verb, "grenzt" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grenzen
What words are commonly confused with "grenzt"?
"grenzt" is commonly confused with "grinst", "gent", "great". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grenzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grenzt" is [ɡʁɛnt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grenzt" come from?
"grenzt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gitter#10,860hallen#10,865falten#10,852hoffte#10,873

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fixiert10 variantserzähle10 variantskopiert10 variantsbreites10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list