Großmutter
[ˈɡʁoːsˌmʊtɐ]
The verdict
“Großmutter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mutter des Vaters oder der Mutter
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-mutter · Großmutter · German
Großmutter · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Großmutter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsˌmʊtɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großmutter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großmutter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌmʊtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Großmutter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Großmutter, spelled G-R-O-S-S-M-U-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mutter des Vaters oder der Mutter
- 2Frau von hohem Alter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großmutter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich war gestern bei meiner Großmutter.
„Polens Großmütter widerstehen erfolgreich den Versuchungen der neuen Zeit und verwandeln sich nur in seltensten Fällen in eine rüstige Seniorin nach westeuropäischem Muster.“
This word in other languages
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.