Grossen
[ˈɡʁɔsn̩]
The verdict
“Grossen” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #260 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #260
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gros
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grossen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɔsn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #260 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grossen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Grossen is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁɔsn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #260 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gros".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grossen, with forms such as "ggrossen", "gorssen", and "grosen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Grosses", "Grosse", "groben", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Grossen, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gros
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggrossen,gorssen,grosen,grosesn,grossenn,grossne,großen,grrossen,grsosen,rgossen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grossen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Grossen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-O-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁɔsn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Grosses” - see the side-by-side comparison. Grossen vs Grosses
- 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.