Grubenhund
[ˈɡʁuːbn̩ˌhʊnt]
The verdict
“Grubenhund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine spezielle Form der Zeitungsente, bei der dem unvoreingenommenen Leser der Unsinn der Meldung sofort in die Augen springen soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-grubenhund · Grubenhund · German
Grubenhund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Grubenhund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁuːbn̩ˌhʊnt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grubenhund“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grubenhund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁuːbn̩ˌhʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine spezielle Form der Zeitungsente, bei der dem unvoreingenommenen Leser der Unsinn der Meldung sofort in die Augen springen soll".
No misspelling variants are generated for Grubenhund in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grubenhund, spelled G-R-U-B-E-N-H-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1eine spezielle Form der Zeitungsente, bei der dem unvoreingenommenen Leser der Unsinn der Meldung sofort in die Augen springen soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Grubenhund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Grubenhunde und U-Boote gesucht! … Wir laden Lehrer und ihre Klassen ganz herzlich dazu ein, sich als ’Lexikon-Redakteur’ zu versuchen und einen imaginären ’Lexikon-Eintrag’, zu verfassen: Ein Nihilartikel (lateinisch nihil, „nichts“), fingierter Lexikoneintrag, auch U-Boot oder Grubenhund genannt, beschreibt Personen oder Dinge, die es in Wirklichkeit n…
Synonyms
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.