Großbuchstabe
[ˈɡʁoːsbuːxˌʃtaːbə]
The verdict
“Großbuchstabe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Buchstabe, der verglichen mit dem entsprechenden Kleinbuchstaben in der Regel größer und in anderer Form geschrieben wird und gewöhnlich als erster Buchstabe eines Satzes, eines Namens und im Deuts...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Großbuchstabe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsbuːxˌʃtaːbə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Großbuchstabe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Großbuchstabe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsbuːxˌʃtaːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Buchstabe, der verglichen mit dem entsprechenden Kleinbuchstaben in der Regel größer und in anderer Form geschrieben wird und gewöhnlich als erster Buchstabe eines Satzes, eines Namens und im Deuts...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Großbuchstabe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Großbuchstabe, spelled G-R-O-S-S-B-U-C-H-S-T-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1Buchstabe, der verglichen mit dem entsprechenden Kleinbuchstaben in der Regel größer und in anderer Form geschrieben wird und gewöhnlich als erster Buchstabe eines Satzes, eines Namens und im Deutschen als erster Buchstabe von Substantiven verwendet wird
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Großbuchstabe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-O-S-S-B-U-C-H-S-T-A-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁoːsbuːxˌʃtaːbə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.