Groschen
German, noun/ˈɡrɔʃən/
Groschen is spelled G-R-O-S-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Groschen is a German masculine noun meaning “grosz (unit of currency in Poland, ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a zloty)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine deutsche, dicke Silbermünze, die vom 14. bis in das 19. Jahrhundert geprägt wurde”.
What does Groschen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegrosz (unit of currency in Poland, ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a zloty)
- 2
Austriamasculineformer unit of currency, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a schilling
- 3
informalmasculinea 10-pfennig coin
Damals kostete ein kleines Bier drei Groschen.
- 4
informalmasculinea 10-cent coin
Ich habe nur noch einige Groschen im Portmonee.
- 5
informalmasculineany comparable coin in another currency
In London hat mich ein Bettler angesprochen, da hab ich ihm ein paar Groschen gegeben.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine deutsche, dicke Silbermünze, die vom 14. bis in das 19. Jahrhundert geprägt wurde 2. 30 Groschen = ein Taler 3. 100 Groschen = 1 Schilling 4. 100 Groschen = 1 Zloty
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Groschen
- Groschens genitive
- Gr. abbreviation
- g abbreviation
- gr abbreviation
- gr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Groschen?
- /ˈɡrɔʃən/
- [ˈɡʁɔʃən]
- [-ʃn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Groschen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Groschen in German?
Groschen appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).