Großadmiral
[ˈɡʁoːsʔatmiˌʁaːl]
The verdict
“Großadmiral” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höchster Admiralsrang, in der Bundeswehr abgeschafft
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-admiral · Großadmiral · German
Großadmiral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Großadmiral |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsʔatmiˌʁaːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Großadmiral” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Großadmiral is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsʔatmiˌʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Großadmiral in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Großadmiral, spelled G-R-O-S-S-A-D-M-I-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1höchster Admiralsrang, in der Bundeswehr abgeschafft
- 2Offizier im Range eines Großadmirals
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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.