Grundbedürfnis

[ˈɡʁʊntbəˌdʏʁfnɪs]

/[ˈɡʁʊntbəˌdʏʁfnɪs]/ noun

The verdict

“Grundbedürfnis” is uncommon German (frequency #93,013 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,013
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bedürfnis, ohne das ein Leben kaum möglich ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundbedurfnis · Grundbedürfnis · German

Grundbedürfnis · rank #93,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,013
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grenzenden

Nearest frequency peer: grenzenden (-3 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 „Grundbedürfnis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grundbedürfnis
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundbedürfnis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntbəˌdʏʁfnɪs]
Letters14
Frequency rank#93,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grundbedürfnis“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Grundbedürfnisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grenzenden“ (#93,010), „gravieren“ (#93,009), „Grashüpfer“ (#93,008). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grundbedürfnis“ bei #93,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grundbedürfnis is uncommon German at frequency #93,013 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊntbəˌdʏʁfnɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bedürfnis, ohne das ein Leben kaum möglich ist".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Grundbedürfnis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Grundbedürfnis, spelled G-R-U-N-D-B-E-D-Ü-R-F-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bedürfnis, ohne das ein Leben kaum möglich ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bei Marcuse war es zu lesen: Die technologische Entwicklung habe einen Stand erreicht, der es ermögliche, die Grundbedürfnisse der Menschheit – und noch einige mehr – mit wenig Arbeitsaufwand zu befriedigen.“

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 "Grundbedürfnis"?
"Grundbedürfnis" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-B-E-D-Ü-R-F-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntbəˌdʏʁfnɪs].
What does "Grundbedürfnis" mean?
As a noun, "Grundbedürfnis" means: Bedürfnis, ohne das ein Leben kaum möglich ist
How do you pronounce "Grundbedürfnis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundbedürfnis" is [ˈɡʁʊntbəˌdʏʁfnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundbedürfnis" come from?
"Grundbedürfnis" 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 "Grundbedürfnis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list