gröbste

[ˈɡʁøːpstə]

/[ˈɡʁøːpstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gröbste” is uncommon German (frequency #84,053 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,053
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob

Key facts for gröbste
PropertyValue
Headwordgröbste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁøːpstə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gröbste” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gröbste lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gröbste is uncommon German at frequency #84,053 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁøːpstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gröbste, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gröbste, spelled G-R-Ö-B-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gröbste"?
"gröbste" is spelled G-R-Ö-B-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁøːpstə].
What does "gröbste" mean?
As an adjective, "gröbste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs grob
How do you pronounce "gröbste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gröbste" is [ˈɡʁøːpstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gröbste" come from?
"gröbste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “gröbste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-Ö-B-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡʁøːpstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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