grollen

[ˈɡʁɔlən]

/[ˈɡʁɔlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“grollen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #67,283 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#67,283
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Groll hegen, jemandem gegenüber über etwas (längst Vergangenes) Zorn empfinden

Key facts for grollen
PropertyValue
Headwordgrollen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡʁɔlən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grollen” 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). grollen lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for grollen is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁɔlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,283 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grollen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is grollen, spelled G-R-O-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Groll hegen, jemandem gegenüber über etwas (längst Vergangenes) Zorn empfinden
  2. 2
    gedämpft poltern oder donnern, dröhnen

Synonyms

ärgernsauerWutempfindenergrimmengramhadernzürnenerbosenentrüstenverstimmtwütenddonnerndröhnengewitternpolternkrachenrumorenrumsenwetternrumpeln

Antonyms

versöhnenvergebenverzeihen

This word in other languages

resent(English)

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 "grollen"?
"grollen" is spelled G-R-O-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɔlən].
What does "grollen" mean?
As a verb, "grollen" means: Groll hegen, jemandem gegenüber über etwas (längst Vergangenes) Zorn empfinden
How do you pronounce "grollen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grollen" is [ˈɡʁɔlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grollen" come from?
"grollen" 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 “grollen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-O-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡʁɔlən] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list