grenzte

[ˈɡʁɛnt͡stə]

/[ˈɡʁɛnt͡stə]/ verb

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The verdict

“grenzte” is uncommon German (frequency #60,630 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,630
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs grenzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenzte · grenzte · German

grenzte · rank #60,630 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,630
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grelle

Nearest frequency peer: grelle (-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 „grenzte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grenzte
PropertyValue
Headwordgrenzte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡʁɛnt͡stə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,630
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „grenzte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.grenztefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grelle“ (#60,629), „Grenzziehung“ (#60,631), „gregorianischen“ (#60,628). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grenzte“ bei #60,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grenzte is uncommon German at frequency #60,630 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛnt͡stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for grenzte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is grenzte, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs grenzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs grenzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs grenzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs grenzen

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 "grenzte"?
"grenzte" is spelled G-R-E-N-Z-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡stə].
What does "grenzte" mean?
As a verb, "grenzte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs grenzen
How do you pronounce "grenzte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grenzte" is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grenzte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gevotet#60,616getaner#60,614Gessler#60,612Heringe#60,660

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list