Gruft
German, noun/ɡʁʊft/
Gruft is spelled G-R-U-F-T (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gruft is a German feminine noun meaning “a vault, tomb, masoned grave; any kind, but especially one that is underground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gemauerter Raum (über- oder unterirdisch), in dem der Sarg bestattet wird”.
What does Gruft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea vault, tomb, masoned grave; any kind, but especially one that is underground
Wir besichtigen die Gruft der Bischöfe im Münsteraner Dom.
- 2
femininean open grave
Der Sarg wird mit Seilen in die Gruft hinabgelassen.
- 3
femininea family grave, a parcel on a cemetery for usually two or more coffins
Die Gruft läuft noch 25 Jahre.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gemauerter Raum (über- oder unterirdisch), in dem der Sarg bestattet wird
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 Gruft
- Grüfte plural
- Gruften plural
- Grüften dative definite plural
- Gr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gruft?
- /ɡʁʊft/
- [ɡʁʊft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gruft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gruft in German?
Gruft appears 2.0 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).