Gründervater

[ˈɡʁʏndɐˌfaːtɐ]

/[ˈɡʁʏndɐˌfaːtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mann, der einen entscheidenden Anteil am Entstehen von etwas (zum Beispiel Organisation, Staat, Forschungsrichtung) hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundervater · Gründervater · German

Gründervater · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 Gründervater
PropertyValue
HeadwordGründervater
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʏndɐˌfaːtɐ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gründervater“ im Deutschen

Gründervaterschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Gründervater is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʏndɐˌfaːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mann, der einen entscheidenden Anteil am Entstehen von etwas (zum Beispiel Organisation, Staat, Forschungsrichtung) hat".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gründervater, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gründervater, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-E-R-V-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mann, der einen entscheidenden Anteil am Entstehen von etwas (zum Beispiel Organisation, Staat, Forschungsrichtung) hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Von den Überlebenden des Holocaust waren Ben-Gurion und die übrigen Gründerväter Israels zutiefst enttäuscht.“
  2. „Benjamin Franklin war der einzige Gründervater, der neben der Verfassung auch die Unabhängigkeitserklärung und den Friedensvertrag mit dem Königreich Großbritannien unterzeichnete.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gründervater"?
"Gründervater" is spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-E-R-V-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʏndɐˌfaːtɐ].
What does "Gründervater" mean?
As a noun, "Gründervater" means: Mann, der einen entscheidenden Anteil am Entstehen von etwas (zum Beispiel Organisation, Staat, Forschungsrichtung) hat
How do you pronounce "Gründervater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gründervater" is [ˈɡʁʏndɐˌfaːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gründervater" come from?
"Gründervater" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list