Grundfeste
German, noun/ˈɡʁʊntˌfɛstə/
Grundfeste is spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-E-S-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grundfeste is a German feminine noun meaning “foundation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unterster tragender Teil eines Bauwerkes, der dasselbe mit dem Erdboden verbindet”.
What does Grundfeste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefoundation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unterster tragender Teil eines Bauwerkes, der dasselbe mit dem Erdboden verbindet 2. dasjenige, auf dem etwas beruht, dem etwas zugrunde liegt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Grundfeste
- Grundfesten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grundfeste?
- /ˈɡʁʊntˌfɛstə/
- [ˈɡʁʊntˌfɛstə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Grundfeste in German?
Grundfeste appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).