Gründlichkeit

[ˈɡʁʏntlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈɡʁʏntlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Gründlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #56,187 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,187
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gründlichsein; gründliche Eigenschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundlichkeit · Gründlichkeit · German

Gründlichkeit · rank #56,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,187
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grundsatzprog…

Nearest frequency peer: Grundsatzprogramm (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gründlichkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gründlichkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gründlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGründlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʏntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gründlichkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gründlichkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grundsatzprogramm“ (#56,186), „Guangzhou“ (#56,188), „Grundgesamtheit“ (#56,185). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gründlichkeit“ bei #56,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gründlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #56,187 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʏntlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gründlichsein; gründliche Eigenschaft".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gründlichkeit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gründlichkeit, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gründlichsein; gründliche Eigenschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gründlichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mit verminderter Gründlichkeit ging er hier ans Werk.
  2. „Auf alle Vorstellungen Denissows, er solle dableiben, antwortete Petja nur, er sei ebenso wie Dolochow an klare Verhältnisse und Gründlichkeit gewöhnt und tue nichts blindlings, und die Gefahr mache ihm nichts aus.“

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This word in other languages

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 "Gründlichkeit"?
"Gründlichkeit" is spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʏntlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Gründlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Gründlichkeit" means: Gründlichsein; gründliche Eigenschaft
How do you pronounce "Gründlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gründlichkeit" is [ˈɡʁʏntlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gründlichkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list