grundlegender

Name: grundlegender, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩dɐ]

/[ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩dɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“grundlegender” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,144
frequency rank, German: 5,117
“G” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundlegender · grundlegender · German

grundlegender · rank #34,144 · 21 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-MID #34,144
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-HIGH 21 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,117
PHOTO-FINISH Grundgedanke

Nearest frequency peer: Grundgedanke (-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.

gravity

65,861
grenz

65,859
Grundgedanke

65,858
grundlegend…

65,857
Gummistiefel

65,854
guns

65,853

What this shows „grundlegender“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grundlegender vs grundlegendes

92% similar

grundlegender vs grundlegend

85% similar

grundlegender vs grundlegende

92% similar

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

Key facts for grundlegender
Property	Value
Headword	grundlegender
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩dɐ]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#34,144
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „grundlegender“

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

#34,144

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grundgedanke“ (#34,143), „grenz“ (#34,142), „Gummistiefel“ (#34,147). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grundlegender“ bei #34,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around grundlegender (IPA [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩dɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,144 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for grundlegender, with forms such as "ggrundlegender", "grnudlegender", and "grrundlegender". 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, "grundlegendes", "grundlegend", "grundlegende", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is grundlegender, spelled G-R-U-N-D-L-E-G-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ggrundlegender
grnudlegender
grrundlegender
grudnlegender
grunddlegender
grundelgender
grundleegnder
grundlegedner
grundlegendder
grundlegenderr
grundlegendre
grundlegenedr
grundlegennder
grundleggender
grundlegneder
grundlgeender
grundllegender
grunldegender
grunndlegender
gurndlegender
rgundlegender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grundlegender - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "grundlegender"

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 "grundlegender"?

"grundlegender" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-L-E-G-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩dɐ].

What does "grundlegender" mean?

As an adjective, "grundlegender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend

What words are commonly confused with "grundlegender"?

"grundlegender" is commonly confused with "grundlegendes", "grundlegend", "grundlegende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "grundlegender"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grundlegender" is [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "grundlegender" come from?

"grundlegender" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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