Großenkel
[ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛŋkl̩]
The verdict
“Großenkel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kind von Enkel/Enkelin oder Nachfahre der dritten Generation
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-enkel · Großenkel · German
Großenkel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Großenkel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛŋkl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großenkel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großenkel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kind von Enkel/Enkelin oder Nachfahre der dritten Generation".
Zero misspellings are on record for Großenkel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Großenkel, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-N-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1Kind von Enkel/Enkelin oder Nachfahre der dritten Generation
Synonyms
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.