Groll

[ɡʁɔl]

/[ɡʁɔl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Groll” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,163
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lang anhaltender, aber stiller Zorn, versteckter Hass, verborgene Feindschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-groll · Groll · German

Groll · rank #23,163 · 6 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,163
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grafiker

Nearest frequency peer: Grafiker (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Groll“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Groll“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Groll vs Gros
60% similar
Groll vs group
40% similar
Groll vs grove
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Groll
PropertyValue
HeadwordGroll
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁɔl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,163
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Groll“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Grollliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grafiker“ (#23,162), „grübeln“ (#23,164), „Hackfleisch“ (#23,166). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Groll“ bei #23,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Groll (IPA [ɡʁɔl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,163 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Groll, with forms such as "ggroll", "gorll", and "grlol". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Gros", "group", "grove", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Groll, spelled G-R-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    lang anhaltender, aber stiller Zorn, versteckter Hass, verborgene Feindschaft
  2. 2
    plötzlich aufwallender und hervorbrechender Zorn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich hege keinen Groll gegen dich, ich bin einfach sehr beschäftigt.
  2. Peter hat einen tiefen Groll auf seine Exfrau.

Synonyms

RanküneRessentimentRageRasereiGrimmIngrimm

This word in other languages

grudge(English)fila(Español)ressentiment(Français)rancor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggroll
  • gorll
  • grlol
  • grol
  • grroll
  • rgoll

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Groll - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggroll1gorll2grlol2grol1grroll1rgoll2
Edit distance from "Groll"

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 "Groll"?
"Groll" is spelled G-R-O-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁɔl].
What does "Groll" mean?
As a noun, "Groll" means: lang anhaltender, aber stiller Zorn, versteckter Hass, verborgene Feindschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Groll"?
"Groll" is commonly confused with "Gros", "group", "grove". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Groll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Groll" is [ɡʁɔl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Groll" come from?
"Groll" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heuss#23,175Hüter#23,182fried#23,137large#23,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Holm6 variantsFond6 variantsflip6 variantsEulen6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list