Grundkenntnis
German, noun[ˈɡʁʊntˌkɛntnɪs]
Grundkenntnis is spelled G-R-U-N-D-K-E-N-N-T-N-I-S (13 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written German, the 625,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grundkenntnis is a German feminine noun meaning “basic knowledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grundlegendes Wissen über ein Thema”.
What does Grundkenntnis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebasic knowledge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grundlegendes Wissen über ein Thema
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 Grundkenntnis
- Grundkenntnisse plural
- Grundkenntnissen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grundkenntnis?
- [ˈɡʁʊntˌkɛntnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Grundkenntnis in German?
Grundkenntnis appears about once in every 98 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).