Grundgedanke

[ˈɡʁʊntɡəˌdaŋkə]

/[ˈɡʁʊntɡəˌdaŋkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grundgedanke” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,143
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Überlegung/Idee, welche die Grundlage für eine bestimmte Sache bildet

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundgedanke · Grundgedanke · German

Grundgedanke · rank #34,143 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,143
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grenz

Nearest frequency peer: grenz (-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 „Grundgedanke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Grundgedanke“ 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).

Grundgedanke vs Grundgedanken
92% similar

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

Key facts for Grundgedanke
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundgedanke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntɡəˌdaŋkə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,143
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Grundgedanke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Grundgedankeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „grenz“ (#34,142), „grundlegender“ (#34,144), „gravity“ (#34,140). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grundgedanke“ bei #34,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Grundgedanke (IPA [ˈɡʁʊntɡəˌdaŋkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,143 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Überlegung/Idee, welche die Grundlage für eine bestimmte Sache bildet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grundgedanke, with forms such as "ggrundgedanke", "grnudgedanke", and "grrundgedanke". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Grundgedanken", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Grundgedanke, spelled G-R-U-N-D-G-E-D-A-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Überlegung/Idee, welche die Grundlage für eine bestimmte Sache bildet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Lücken lassen sich aber ausfüllen, wenn der Grundgedanke, von dem die Bestimmungen ausgehen, klar erkannt und, den geänderten Verhältnissen entsprechend, sinngemäß weitergebildet wird.“
  2. „Dessen Grundgedanke ist leider wieder aktuell: Wenn Russland expansiv und bedrohlich auftritt, dann sollten Gesprächsangebote von Abschreckung begleitet werden, sonst wird man nicht ernst genommen.“

Synonyms

Grundidee

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrundgedanke
  • grnudgedanke
  • grrundgedanke
  • grudngedanke
  • grunddgedanke
  • grundegdanke
  • grundgdeanke
  • grundgeadnke
  • grundgedakne
  • grundgedanek
  • grundgedankke
  • grundgedannke
  • grundgeddanke
  • grundgednake
  • grundggedanke
  • grungdedanke
  • grunndgedanke
  • gurndgedanke
  • rgundgedanke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grundgedanke - 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.

ggrundgedanke1grnudgedanke2grrundgedanke1grudngedanke2grunddgedanke1grundegdanke2grundgdeanke2grundgeadnke2
Edit distance from "Grundgedanke"

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 "Grundgedanke"?
"Grundgedanke" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-G-E-D-A-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntɡəˌdaŋkə].
What does "Grundgedanke" mean?
As a noun, "Grundgedanke" means: Überlegung/Idee, welche die Grundlage für eine bestimmte Sache bildet
What words are commonly confused with "Grundgedanke"?
"Grundgedanke" is commonly confused with "Grundgedanken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Grundgedanke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundgedanke" is [ˈɡʁʊntɡəˌdaŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundgedanke" come from?
"Grundgedanke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gummistiefel#34,147geschnittene#34,126Gesamtfläche#34,125garantierten#34,111

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Jahrestagung19 variantsErmächtigung19 variantsKritikpunkte19 variantseinhergehende19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list