grün

/[ɡʁyːn]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,515

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

grün is anGermanadj. It means: die Farbe Grün zeigend, die im Lichtspektrum zwischen Gelb und Blau liegt (Wellenlänge 520–565 nm). Pronounced [ɡʁyːn]. It ranks #1,515 in German word frequency. Often confused with gut and guy.

Key facts for grün
PropertyValue
Headwordgrün
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɡʁyːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,515
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of grün in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for grün is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡʁyːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,515 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for grün, with forms such as "ggrün", "grnü", and "grrün". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gut", "guy", "gun", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is grün, spelled G-R-Ü-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Farbe Grün zeigend, die im Lichtspektrum zwischen Gelb und Blau liegt (Wellenlänge 520–565 nm).
  2. 2
    unreif
  3. 3
    im Saft stehend, sprossend; lebend, vor Leben strotzend
  4. 4
    noch jung, unreif, unerfahren
  5. 5
    Speck, Fisch: nicht geräuchert oder gepökelt, roh
  6. 6
    zu einer ökologisch orientierten politischen Richtung gehörend
  7. 7
    grün^([1]) leuchtend und damit Durchfahrt gestattend
  8. 8
    anzeigend, dass die Messgröße im zulässigen Bereich liegt (der auf der Skala in der Regel mit einem grün markierten Intervall ausgewiesen ist)
  9. 9
    mit Pflanzen, Bäumen oder Parkanlagen ausgestattet; (grüne^([1])) Natur enthaltend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggrün,grnü,grrün,grünn,gürn,rgün

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for grün

Misspelling Variants of "grün"

ggrün5grnü4grrün5grünn5gürn4rgün4
Misspelling Variants of "grün"

Frequency rank: #1,515 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grün"?
"grün" is spelled G-R-Ü-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁyːn].
What does "grün" mean?
As an adj, "grün" means: die Farbe Grün zeigend, die im Lichtspektrum zwischen Gelb und Blau liegt (Wellenlänge 520–565 nm).
What words are commonly confused with "grün"?
"grün" is commonly confused with "gut", "guy", "gun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grün"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grün" is [ɡʁyːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grün" come from?
"grün" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.