grimmigen

[ˈɡʁɪmɪɡn̩]

/[ˈɡʁɪmɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“grimmigen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,690 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,690
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig

Corpus desk

Index DE-grimmigen · grimmigen · German

grimmigen · rank #91,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,690
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grevesmühlen

Nearest frequency peer: Grevesmühlen (-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 „grimmigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grimmigen
PropertyValue
Headwordgrimmigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁɪmɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „grimmigen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grevesmühlen“ (#91,689), „Grenzsteine“ (#91,688), „Grenadiere“ (#91,687). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grimmigen“ bei #91,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grimmigen is uncommon German at frequency #91,690 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɪmɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for grimmigen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 grimmigen, spelled G-R-I-M-M-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig

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 "grimmigen"?
"grimmigen" is spelled G-R-I-M-M-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɪmɪɡn̩].
What does "grimmigen" mean?
As an adjective, "grimmigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grimmig
How do you pronounce "grimmigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grimmigen" is [ˈɡʁɪmɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grimmigen" come from?
"grimmigen" 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 "grimmigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

graubraun#91,686gezimmert#91,673gesteckte#91,667Herbsttag#91,728

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list