Grog

[ɡʁɔk]

/[ɡʁɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grog” is uncommon German (frequency #78,066 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,066
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heißes Getränk aus Rum (auch Weinbrand oder Arrak) mit Wasser und Zucker

Corpus desk

Index DE-grog · Grog · German

Grog · rank #78,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,066
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Greisen

Nearest frequency peer: Greisen (-3 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Grog“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Grog“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grog
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁɔk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#78,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grog“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Grogfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Greisen“ (#78,063), „grein“ (#78,062), „greifenden“ (#78,061). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grog“ bei #78,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grog is uncommon German at frequency #78,066 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heißes Getränk aus Rum (auch Weinbrand oder Arrak) mit Wasser und Zucker".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Grog, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Grog, spelled G-R-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    heißes Getränk aus Rum (auch Weinbrand oder Arrak) mit Wasser und Zucker

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Grog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Aus der Leutnantskabine kam der Duft von Grog.“
  2. „Ich war vollauf damit beschäftigt, Ben mit einem steifen Grog wieder auf die Beine zu bringen und Mrs. Hawkins ein Beruhigungsmittel zu verabfolgen.“

This word in other languages

grog(English)grog(Français)

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 "Grog"?
"Grog" is spelled G-R-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁɔk].
What does "Grog" mean?
As a noun, "Grog" means: heißes Getränk aus Rum (auch Weinbrand oder Arrak) mit Wasser und Zucker
How do you pronounce "Grog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grog" is [ɡʁɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grog" come from?
"Grog" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gobi#78,051Hubs#78,126gams#77,998Kitz#78,188

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list