gründlichen

[ˈɡʁʏntlɪçn̩]

/[ˈɡʁʏntlɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gründlichen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,232
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundlichen · gründlichen · German

gründlichen · rank #43,232 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,232
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gruppensieger

Nearest frequency peer: Gruppensieger (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gründlichen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gründlichen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gründlichen vs Grünflächen
73% similar
gründlichen vs gründlicher
91% similar
gründlichen vs gründlich
82% similar

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

Key facts for gründlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordgründlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁʏntlɪçn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,232
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gründlichen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gründlichen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around gründlichen (IPA [ˈɡʁʏntlɪçn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,232 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for gründlichen, with forms such as "ggründlichen", "grnüdlichen", and "grründlichen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Grünflächen", "gründlicher", "gründlich", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gründlichen, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggründlichen
  • grnüdlichen
  • grründlichen
  • grüdnlichen
  • gründdlichen
  • gründilchen
  • gründlcihen
  • gründlicchen
  • gründlicehn
  • gründlichenn
  • gründlichhen
  • gründlichne
  • gründlihcen
  • gründllichen
  • grünldichen
  • grünndlichen
  • gürndlichen
  • rgündlichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggründlichen1grnüdlichen2grründlichen1grüdnlichen2gründdlichen1gründilchen2gründlcihen2gründlicchen1
Edit distance from "gründlichen"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gründlichen"?
"gründlichen" is spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʏntlɪçn̩].
What does "gründlichen" mean?
As an adjective, "gründlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gründlich
What words are commonly confused with "gründlichen"?
"gründlichen" is commonly confused with "Grünflächen", "gründlicher", "gründlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gründlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gründlichen" is [ˈɡʁʏntlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gründlichen" come from?
"gründlichen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kandidierte#43,279forensische#43,181kommentiere#43,294kosmetische#43,300

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Gruppensieger18 variantsindianischen18 variantsFormatierung18 variantskostenfreien18 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list