Grundfarben

[ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbn̩]

/[ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grundfarben” is uncommon German (frequency #86,560 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,560
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grundfarbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundfarben · Grundfarben · German

Grundfarben · rank #86,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,560
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gudensberg

Nearest frequency peer: Gudensberg (+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 „Grundfarben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grundfarben
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundfarben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#86,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grundfarben“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gudensberg“ (#86,563), „Griechin“ (#86,556), „Gundelfingen“ (#86,564). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grundfarben“ bei #86,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grundfarben is uncommon German at frequency #86,560 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Grundfarben, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grundfarben, spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-A-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grundfarbe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Grundfarbe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Grundfarbe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Grundfarbe

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 "Grundfarben"?
"Grundfarben" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-A-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbn̩].
What does "Grundfarben" mean?
As a noun, "Grundfarben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grundfarbe
How do you pronounce "Grundfarben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundfarben" is [ˈɡʁʊntˌfaʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundfarben" come from?
"Grundfarben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grundfarben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hansestädte#86,572Harsewinkel#86,575Hartenstein#86,576gewichtiges#86,536

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list