grübelnd
[ˈɡʁyːbl̩nt]
The verdict
“grübelnd” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs grübeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-grubelnd · grübelnd · German
grübelnd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | grübelnd |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁyːbl̩nt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „grübelnd“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
grübelnd is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʁyːbl̩nt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs grübeln".
grübelnd doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 grübelnd, spelled G-R-Ü-B-E-L-N-D.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens des Verbs grübeln
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.