Grobian
[ˈɡʁoːbi̯aːn]
The verdict
“Grobian” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch, der sich anderen gegenüber ungewohnt grob, rücksichtslos, ruppig verhält
Corpus desk
Index DE-grobian · Grobian · German
Grobian · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Grobian |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːbi̯aːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grobian“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grobian is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːbi̯aːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensch, der sich anderen gegenüber ungewohnt grob, rücksichtslos, ruppig verhält".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Grobian, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Grobian, spelled G-R-O-B-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Mensch, der sich anderen gegenüber ungewohnt grob, rücksichtslos, ruppig verhält
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grobian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es waren noch weitere Grobiane, Kumpane des ersteren, anwesend.“
„Schon in der Hafenkneipe hatte er erkannt, daß ihm John auf der weiten Fahrt in die Arktis das einsame Dasein unter den Grobianen und den ausgemachten Strolchen seiner Besatzung als guter Kamerad erträglich machen konnte.“
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.