grotesk
German, adjective/ɡʁoˈtɛsk/
grotesk is spelled G-R-O-T-E-S-K (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grotesk is a German adjective meaning “grotesque; bizarre; zany; farcical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “absonderliche und fantastische Wirkung durch Übersteigerung nach sich ziehend”.
What does grotesk mean in English?
adjective
- 1
grotesque; bizarre; zany; farcical
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. absonderliche und fantastische Wirkung durch Übersteigerung nach sich ziehend
noun: 1. Antiquaschrift ohne Serifen
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 grotesk
- grotesker masculine nominative singular
- am groteskesten superlative
- groteske feminine nominative singular
- groteskes neuter nominative singular
- grotesken genitive masculine singular
- groteskem dative masculine singular
- der groteske definite includes-article masculine
- die groteske definite feminine includes-article
- das groteske definite includes-article neuter
- die grotesken definite includes-article nominative
- des grotesken definite genitive includes-article
- der grotesken definite feminine genitive
- dem grotesken dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grotesk?
- /ɡʁoˈtɛsk/
- [ɡʁoˈtɛsk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grotesk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grotesk in German?
grotesk 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).