grosso modo
[ˈɡʁɔso ˈmoːdo]
The verdict
“grosso modo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - insgesamt betrachtet
Corpus desk
Index DE-grosso-modo · grosso modo · German
grosso modo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grosso modo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɔso ˈmoːdo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „grosso modo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
grosso modo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈɡʁɔso ˈmoːdo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "insgesamt betrachtet".
Zero misspellings are on record for grosso modo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is grosso modo, spelled G-R-O-S-S-O- -M-O-D-O.
Definition
- 1insgesamt betrachtet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grosso modo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Grosso modo handelt es sich um das, was man im Laufe eines Lebens im Mindestlohnbereich verdient.“
„Die Bevölkerung wurde grosso modo mit hilflosen Ratschlägen und finanziellen Zuschüssen für Privatbunker unter dem Eigenheim abgespeist, zudem entstand hier und da ein Notbehelf in Bahnhöfen und Parkhäusern, U-Bahnschächten und Schulen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.