grottenschlecht

[ˌɡʁɔtn̩ˈʃlɛçt]

/[ˌɡʁɔtn̩ˈʃlɛçt]/ adj

The verdict

“grottenschlecht” is uncommon German (frequency #67,285 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,285
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr schlecht, ganz besonders schlecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-grottenschlecht · grottenschlecht · German

grottenschlecht · rank #67,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,285
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grollen

Nearest frequency peer: grollen (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „grottenschlecht“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „grottenschlecht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grottenschlecht
PropertyValue
Headwordgrottenschlecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɡʁɔtn̩ˈʃlɛçt]
Letters15
Frequency rank#67,285
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „grottenschlecht“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).grottenschlechtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grollen“ (#67,283), „Gruppenzwang“ (#67,287), „Granat“ (#67,282). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grottenschlecht“ bei #67,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grottenschlecht is uncommon German at frequency #67,285 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɡʁɔtn̩ˈʃlɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr schlecht, ganz besonders schlecht".

No generated misspelling entries exist for grottenschlecht in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is grottenschlecht, spelled G-R-O-T-T-E-N-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr schlecht, ganz besonders schlecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grottenschlecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Essen im Hotel war grottenschlecht.
  2. „So wie es auf den ersten Blick aussah, war es also ein grandioses Geschäft für Esch, die Bank und ihre Kunden, ein grottenschlechtes dagegen für Karstadt.“

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grottenschlecht"?
"grottenschlecht" is spelled G-R-O-T-T-E-N-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɡʁɔtn̩ˈʃlɛçt].
What does "grottenschlecht" mean?
As an adjective, "grottenschlecht" means: sehr schlecht, ganz besonders schlecht
How do you pronounce "grottenschlecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grottenschlecht" is [ˌɡʁɔtn̩ˈʃlɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grottenschlecht" come from?
"grottenschlecht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grottenschlecht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list