Grimms
[ɡʁɪms]
The verdict
“Grimms” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,004 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,004
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grimm
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grimms |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁɪms] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #46,004 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grimms” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Grimms is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡʁɪms]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,004 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grimms, with forms such as "ggrimms", "girmms", and "grimmss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "grips", "Gramm", "Grimm", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Grimms, spelled G-R-I-M-M-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Grimm
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grimm
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Grimm
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Grimm
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Grimm
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggrimms,girmms,grimmss,grims,grimsm,grmims,grrimms,rgimms
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grimms - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Grimms”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-I-M-M-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡʁɪms] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grips” - see the side-by-side comparison. Grimms vs grips
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.