Grossen

/[ˈɡʁɔsn̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#260

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Grossen is aGermannoun. It means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gros Pronounced [ˈɡʁɔsn̩]. It ranks #260 in German word frequency. Often confused with Grosses and Grosse.

Key facts for Grossen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrossen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɔsn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#260
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Grossen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Grossen is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Grossen, with forms such as "ggrossen", "gorssen", and "grosen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Grosses", "Grosse", "groben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Grossen, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gros

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggrossen,gorssen,grosen,grosesn,grossenn,grossne,großen,grrossen,grsosen,rgossen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Grossen

Misspelling Variants of "Grossen"

ggrossen8gorssen7grosen6grosesn7grossenn8grossne7großen6grrossen8
Misspelling Variants of "Grossen"

Frequency rank: #260 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grossen"?
"Grossen" is spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɔsn̩].
What does "Grossen" mean?
As a noun, "Grossen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gros
What words are commonly confused with "Grossen"?
"Grossen" is commonly confused with "Grosses", "Grosse", "groben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Grossen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grossen" is [ˈɡʁɔsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grossen" come from?
"Grossen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.