Grundformen

[ˈɡʁʊntˌfɔʁmən]

/[ˈɡʁʊntˌfɔʁmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grundformen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,630 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,630
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundformen · Grundformen · German

Grundformen · rank #81,630 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,630
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Groupie

Nearest frequency peer: Groupie (-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 „Grundformen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grundformen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundformen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntˌfɔʁmən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,630
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grundformen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Grundformenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Groupie“ (#81,629), „Grundschulzeit“ (#81,631), „groupe“ (#81,628). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grundformen“ bei #81,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grundformen is uncommon German at frequency #81,630 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊntˌfɔʁmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Grundformen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Grundformen, spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-O-R-M-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "Grundformen"?
"Grundformen" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-F-O-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntˌfɔʁmən].
What does "Grundformen" mean?
As a noun, "Grundformen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grundform
How do you pronounce "Grundformen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundformen" is [ˈɡʁʊntˌfɔʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundformen" come from?
"Grundformen" 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 "Grundformen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

handgemacht#81,645Glücksgriff#81,612Gitterstäbe#81,604hebräischer#81,657

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list