grummel

[ˈɡʁʊml̩]

/[ˈɡʁʊml̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“grummel” is uncommon German (frequency #98,532 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,532
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grummeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-grummel · grummel · German

grummel · rank #98,532 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,532
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grundlinien

Nearest frequency peer: Grundlinien (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „grummel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grummel
PropertyValue
Headwordgrummel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡʁʊml̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „grummel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grundlinien“ (#98,533), „Grundsatzes“ (#98,534), „Grenzkontrolle“ (#98,529). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grummel“ bei #98,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grummel is uncommon German at frequency #98,532 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊml̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for grummel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is grummel, spelled G-R-U-M-M-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grummeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grummeln

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 "grummel"?
"grummel" is spelled G-R-U-M-M-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊml̩].
What does "grummel" mean?
As a verb, "grummel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grummeln
How do you pronounce "grummel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grummel" is [ˈɡʁʊml̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grummel" come from?
"grummel" 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 "grummel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grelles#98,527haderte#98,552getönte#98,510Hautton#98,569

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list