Großverbrecher
[ˈɡʁoːsfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ]
The verdict
“Großverbrecher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche) Person, die eine oder mehrere schwere Straftaten begangen hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-verbrecher · Großverbrecher · German
Großverbrecher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Großverbrecher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großverbrecher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großverbrecher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche) Person, die eine oder mehrere schwere Straftaten begangen hat".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Großverbrecher, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Großverbrecher, spelled G-R-O-S-S-V-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1(männliche) Person, die eine oder mehrere schwere Straftaten begangen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Großverbrecher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Großverbrecher [Pablo Escobar] kam um, wie es Kenner der kolumbianischen Drogenszene vorausgesagt hatten – im Kugelhagel mitten in Medellín.“
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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.