Gruben

[ˈɡʁuːbn̩]

/[ˈɡʁuːbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gruben” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,595
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grube

Corpus desk

Index DE-gruben · Gruben · German

Gruben · rank #19,595 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,595
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH greifbar

Nearest frequency peer: greifbar (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gruben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gruben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gruben vs grün
33% similar
Gruben vs guten
50% similar
Gruben vs Grüne
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gruben
PropertyValue
HeadwordGruben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁuːbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,595
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gruben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grubenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „greifbar“ (#19,594), „grandiose“ (#19,593), „Granaten“ (#19,592). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gruben“ bei #19,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gruben (IPA [ˈɡʁuːbn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,595 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gruben, with forms such as "ggruben", "grbuen", and "grruben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grün", "guten", "Grüne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gruben, spelled G-R-U-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grube
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Grube
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Grube
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Grube

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggruben
  • grbuen
  • grruben
  • grubben
  • grubenn
  • grubne
  • gruebn
  • gurben
  • rguben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gruben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggruben1grbuen2grruben1grubben1grubenn1grubne2gruebn2gurben2
Edit distance from "Gruben"

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 "Gruben"?
"Gruben" is spelled G-R-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁuːbn̩].
What does "Gruben" mean?
As a noun, "Gruben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grube
What words are commonly confused with "Gruben"?
"Gruben" is commonly confused with "grün", "guten", "Grüne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gruben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gruben" is [ˈɡʁuːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gruben" come from?
"Gruben" 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 "Gruben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Henker#19,602heroes#19,604geahnt#19,585hingen#19,606

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list