Grundfläche

[ˈɡʁʊntˌflɛçə]

/[ˈɡʁʊntˌflɛçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grundfläche” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,334
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - untere ebene Fläche eines Körpers oder Raums

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundflache · Grundfläche · German

Grundfläche · rank #27,334 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,334
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grub

Nearest frequency peer: grub (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Grundfläche“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Grundfläche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Grundfläche vs gründliche
64% similar
Grundfläche vs Grünfläche
82% similar
Grundfläche vs Grünflächen
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Grundfläche
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundfläche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntˌflɛçə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,334
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Grundfläche“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grundflächeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „grub“ (#27,333), „Grundidee“ (#27,335), „Gronau“ (#27,332). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grundfläche“ bei #27,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Grundfläche (IPA [ˈɡʁʊntˌflɛçə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,334 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "untere ebene Fläche eines Körpers oder Raums".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grundfläche, with forms such as "ggrundfläche", "grnudfläche", and "grrundfläche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gründliche", "Grünfläche", "Grünflächen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Grundfläche, spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-L-Ä-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    untere ebene Fläche eines Körpers oder Raums

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Grundfläche beträgt 20 mal 20 Meter.
  2. „Eine Pyramide, deren Grundfläche ein gleichseitiges Dreieck ist und deren drei Seitenflächen zur Grundfläche kongruente Dreiecke sind, nennt man (regelmäßiges) Tetraeder (Vierflächner).“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrundfläche
  • grnudfläche
  • grrundfläche
  • grudnfläche
  • grunddfläche
  • grundffläche
  • grundflcähe
  • grundflläche
  • grundfläcche
  • grundfläceh
  • grundflächhe
  • grundflähce
  • grundfälche
  • grundlfäche
  • grunfdläche
  • grunndfläche
  • gurndfläche
  • rgundfläche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grundfläche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggrundfläche1grnudfläche2grrundfläche1grudnfläche2grunddfläche1grundffläche1grundflcähe2grundflläche1
Edit distance from "Grundfläche"

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 "Grundfläche"?
"Grundfläche" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-L-Ä-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntˌflɛçə].
What does "Grundfläche" mean?
As a noun, "Grundfläche" means: untere ebene Fläche eines Körpers oder Raums
What words are commonly confused with "Grundfläche"?
"Grundfläche" is commonly confused with "gründliche", "Grünfläche", "Grünflächen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Grundfläche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundfläche" is [ˈɡʁʊntˌflɛçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundfläche" come from?
"Grundfläche" 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 "Grundfläche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

herbeiführen18 variantsHindernissen18 variantsKompensation18 variantslandesweiten18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list