Großvater
[ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ]
The verdict
“Großvater” 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) - Vater des Vaters oder der Mutter
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-vater · Großvater · German
Großvater · 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 | Großvater |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großvater“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großvater is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Großvater in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Großvater, spelled G-R-O-S-S-V-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vater des Vaters oder der Mutter
- 2alter Mann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großvater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Großvater lebt noch.
„Welch ein Haushalt! Da wird einem alles geboten, was auf Erden je gegessen oder getrunken werden kann. Großvater, Vater, Mutter und Kind essen, trinken, spielen Piano, schießen Pistolen, a tempo und zu jeder Tageszeit im gleichen Salon und Speisezimmer nach hinten hinaus.“
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.