Grundlage
German, noun/ˈɡʁʊntˌlaːɡə/
Grundlage is spelled G-R-U-N-D-L-A-G-E (9 letters) and appears 50 times per million words in written German, the 1,705th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grundlage is a German feminine noun meaning “foundation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas (bereits Vorhandenes), auf das man etwas aufbauen oder von dem aus man etwas weiterentwickeln kann.…”.
What does Grundlage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefoundation
- 2
femininebasis
- 3
femininegroundwork
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas (bereits Vorhandenes), auf das man etwas aufbauen oder von dem aus man etwas weiterentwickeln kann. Wesentlicher Bestandteil (einer Idee, Lehre, Theorie) 2. Ausgangssubstanz eines synthetischen Stoffes 3. kräftige, fetthaltige Mahlzeit
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 Grundlage
- Grundlagen plural
- Grdl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grundlage?
- /ˈɡʁʊntˌlaːɡə/
- [ˈɡʁʊntˌlaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Grundlage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Grundlage in German?
Grundlage appears 50 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).