Grundfarbe

[ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbə]

/[ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grundfarbe” is uncommon German (frequency #51,372 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,372
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine von den drei Farben (Rot, Gelb, Blau), die man nutzen kann, um andere Farben zu mischen

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundfarbe · Grundfarbe · German

Grundfarbe · rank #51,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,372
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grünanlage

Nearest frequency peer: Grünanlage (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Grundfarbe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grundfarbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundfarbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grundfarbe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grundfarbefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grünanlage“ (#51,373), „Gregors“ (#51,370), „grandioses“ (#51,369). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grundfarbe“ bei #51,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grundfarbe is uncommon German at frequency #51,372 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Grundfarbe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Grundfarbe, spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-A-R-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine von den drei Farben (Rot, Gelb, Blau), die man nutzen kann, um andere Farben zu mischen
  2. 2
    eine der Farben des Farbspektrums (des Regenbogens)
  3. 3
    Farbe, die den Hintergrund eines Bildes bildet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Unter den Künstlern war Janoschs Vorbild Paul Klee, mit dem ihn die Vorliebe für reine, klare Grundfarben verbindet.“

Synonyms

Primärfarbe

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 "Grundfarbe"?
"Grundfarbe" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-A-R-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbə].
What does "Grundfarbe" mean?
As a noun, "Grundfarbe" means: eine von den drei Farben (Rot, Gelb, Blau), die man nutzen kann, um andere Farben zu mischen
How do you pronounce "Grundfarbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundfarbe" is [ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundfarbe" come from?
"Grundfarbe" 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 "Grundfarbe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grünanlage#51,373grandioses#51,369Glühlampen#51,366Güterwagen#51,380

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list