Grenzziehung

[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌt͡siːʊŋ]

/[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌt͡siːʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grenzziehung” is uncommon German (frequency #60,631 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,631
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Festlegung des Verlaufs einer Grenze

Corpus desk

Index DE-grenzziehung · Grenzziehung · German

Grenzziehung · rank #60,631 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,631
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grenzte

Nearest frequency peer: grenzte (-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 „Grenzziehung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grenzziehung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrenzziehung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌt͡siːʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,631
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grenzziehung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grenzte“ (#60,630), „Grimassen“ (#60,632), „grelle“ (#60,629). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grenzziehung“ bei #60,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grenzziehung is uncommon German at frequency #60,631 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌt͡siːʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Festlegung des Verlaufs einer Grenze".

Grenzziehung has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Grenzziehung, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-Z-I-E-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Festlegung des Verlaufs einer Grenze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die genaue Grenzziehung zwischen den spanischen und den portugiesischen Territorien in Lateinamerika wurde 1750 durch den Vertrag von Madrid geregelt.“
  2. „Bei der Grenzziehung zwischen Territorien steht selten das Wohl der Bevölkerung im Mittelpunkt.“

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 "Grenzziehung"?
"Grenzziehung" is spelled G-R-E-N-Z-Z-I-E-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌt͡siːʊŋ].
What does "Grenzziehung" mean?
As a noun, "Grenzziehung" means: Festlegung des Verlaufs einer Grenze
How do you pronounce "Grenzziehung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grenzziehung" is [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌt͡siːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grenzziehung" come from?
"Grenzziehung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list