gründel
[ˈɡʁʏndl̩]
The verdict
“gründel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gründeln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gründel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁʏndl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gründel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gründel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʁʏndl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gründel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gründel, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-E-L.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gründeln
- 21. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gründeln
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gründel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-Ü-N-D-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁʏndl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.