großjährig

[ˈɡʁoːsˌjɛːʁɪç]

/[ˈɡʁoːsˌjɛːʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“großjährig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gesetzlich das Erwachsenenalter erreicht habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gro-jahrig · großjährig · German

großjährig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for großjährig
PropertyValue
Headwordgroßjährig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁoːsˌjɛːʁɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “großjährig” sits in German frequency

großjährig falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

großjährig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌjɛːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gesetzlich das Erwachsenenalter erreicht habend".

Zero misspellings are on record for großjährig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is großjährig, spelled G-R-O-S-S-J-Ä-H-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesetzlich das Erwachsenenalter erreicht habend

Synonyms

volljährig

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "großjährig"?
"großjährig" is spelled G-R-O-SS-J-Ä-H-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁoːsˌjɛːʁɪç].
What does "großjährig" mean?
As an adjective, "großjährig" means: gesetzlich das Erwachsenenalter erreicht habend
How do you pronounce "großjährig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "großjährig" is [ˈɡʁoːsˌjɛːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "großjährig" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list