grundlegend
German, adjective[ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩t]
grundlegend is spelled G-R-U-N-D-L-E-G-E-N-D (11 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written German, the 8,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grundlegend is a German adjective meaning “fundamental, basic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of grundlegen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Grundlage herstellend, die Basis bildend”.
What does grundlegend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fundamental, basic
grundlegendes Konzept.
verb
- 1
present participle of grundlegen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. die Grundlage herstellend, die Basis bildend 2. sehr, von Grund auf, vollständig neu
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 grundlegend
- grundlegender masculine nominative singular
- am grundlegendsten superlative
- grundlegende feminine nominative singular
- grundlegendes neuter nominative singular
- grundlegenden genitive masculine singular
- grundlegendem dative masculine singular
- der grundlegende definite includes-article masculine
- die grundlegende definite feminine includes-article
- das grundlegende definite includes-article neuter
- die grundlegenden definite includes-article nominative
- des grundlegenden definite genitive includes-article
- der grundlegenden definite feminine genitive
- dem grundlegenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grundlegend?
- [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grundlegend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grundlegend in German?
grundlegend appears 8.1 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).