Grund und Boden

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The verdict

“Grund und Boden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Boden (Erdboden) an sich

Corpus desk

Index DE-grund-und-boden · Grund und Boden · German

Grund und Boden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Grund und Boden
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrund und Boden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Grund und Boden” sits in German frequency

Grund und Boden falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grund und Boden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Grund und Boden in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Grund und Boden, spelled G-R-U-N-D- -U-N-D- -B-O-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Boden (Erdboden) an sich
  2. 2
    jemandes Grundbesitz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Grund und Boden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Alles, was mit Grund und Boden fest verbunden ist, ist eine Immobilie.
  2. Auf meinem Grund und Boden darf ich tun und lassen was ich will!

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grund und Boden"?
"Grund und Boden" is spelled G-R-U-N-D- -U-N-D- -B-O-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Grund und Boden" mean?
As a phrase, "Grund und Boden" means: der Boden (Erdboden) an sich
How do you pronounce "Grund und Boden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grund und Boden" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list