Grillfleisch
[ˈɡʁɪlˌflaɪ̯ʃ]
The verdict
“Grillfleisch” is uncommon German (frequency #85,323 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,323
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fleisch, das speziell für die Zubereitung auf dem Grill vorbereitet wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-grillfleisch · Grillfleisch · German
Grillfleisch · rank #85,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,323
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH Grenzübergänge
Nearest frequency peer: Grenzübergänge (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Grillfleisch”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Grenzübergä…
Grenzübergänge
14,679 corpus weight
- Grillfleisch
Grillfleisch
14,678 corpus weight
- grinder
grinder
14,677 corpus weight
- Groitzsch
Groitzsch
14,676 corpus weight
- growing
growing
14,675 corpus weight
- grummeln
grummeln
14,674 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Grillfleisch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grillfleisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɪlˌflaɪ̯ʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #85,323 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grillfleisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Grillfleisch is uncommon German at frequency #85,323 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɪlˌflaɪ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Grillfleisch in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grillfleisch, spelled G-R-I-L-L-F-L-E-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Fleisch, das speziell für die Zubereitung auf dem Grill vorbereitet wurde
- 2Fleisch, das auf dem Grill zubereitet wurde
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grillfleisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.