grundlegende

[ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩də]

/[ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“grundlegende” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,058. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,058
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundlegende · grundlegende · German

grundlegende · rank #7,058 · 19 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,058
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gottesdienst

Nearest frequency peer: Gottesdienst (-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 „grundlegende“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „grundlegende“ 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).

grundlegende vs grundlegenden
92% similar
grundlegende vs grundlegendes
92% similar
grundlegende vs grundlegender
92% similar

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

Key facts for grundlegende
PropertyValue
Headwordgrundlegende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩də]
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,058
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „grundlegende“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).grundlegendeliegt 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: „Gottesdienst“ (#7,057), „Glanz“ (#7,056), „gewisser“ (#7,055). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grundlegende“ bei #7,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around grundlegende (IPA [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,058 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for grundlegende, with forms such as "ggrundlegende", "grnudlegende", and "grrundlegende". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "grundlegenden", "grundlegendes", "grundlegender", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is grundlegende, spelled G-R-U-N-D-L-E-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrundlegende
  • grnudlegende
  • grrundlegende
  • grudnlegende
  • grunddlegende
  • grundelgende
  • grundleegnde
  • grundlegedne
  • grundlegendde
  • grundlegened
  • grundlegennde
  • grundleggende
  • grundlegnede
  • grundlgeende
  • grundllegende
  • grunldegende
  • grunndlegende
  • gurndlegende
  • rgundlegende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grundlegende - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggrundlegende1grnudlegende2grrundlegende1grudnlegende2grunddlegende1grundelgende2grundleegnde2grundlegedne2
Edit distance from "grundlegende"

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 "grundlegende"?
"grundlegende" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-L-E-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩də].
What does "grundlegende" mean?
As an adjective, "grundlegende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
What words are commonly confused with "grundlegende"?
"grundlegende" is commonly confused with "grundlegenden", "grundlegendes", "grundlegender". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grundlegende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grundlegende" is [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grundlegende" come from?
"grundlegende" 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 "grundlegende", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Gottesdienst#7,057Gewerkschaft#7,054Hintergründe#7,067konservative#7,078

Similar misspelling depth

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

verdächtigen19 variantsvergewaltigt19 variantsüblicherweise19 variantskonfrontiert19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list