Grundeinstellung
[ˈɡʁʊntʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Grundeinstellung” is uncommon German (frequency #52,134 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,134
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grundsätzliche Einstellung einer Sache gegenüber, grundlegende Ansichten zu einem Thema
Corpus desk
Index DE-grundeinstellung · Grundeinstellung · German
Grundeinstellung · rank #52,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,134
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH Grundlinie
Nearest frequency peer: Grundlinie (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Grundeinstellung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Greece
Greece
47,870 corpus weight
- groot
groot
47,869 corpus weight
- Grundeinste…
Grundeinstellung
47,867 corpus weight
- Grundlinie
Grundlinie
47,866 corpus weight
- gruseligen
gruseligen
47,865 corpus weight
- Gründungsja…
Gründungsjahr
47,864 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Grundeinstellung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grundeinstellung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁʊntʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɛlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #52,134 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grundeinstellung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Grundeinstellung is uncommon German at frequency #52,134 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊntʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɛlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Grundeinstellung has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grundeinstellung, spelled G-R-U-N-D-E-I-N-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1grundsätzliche Einstellung einer Sache gegenüber, grundlegende Ansichten zu einem Thema
- 2anfangs vorhandene, standardmäßige Einstellung eines technischen Geräts oder Programms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grundeinstellung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.