Grundmauer
[ˈɡʁʊntˌmaʊ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Grundmauer” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teil des Mauerwerks, der sich in der Erde befindet und deshalb nicht sichtbar ist und auf dem das Gebäude errichtet ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grundmauer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁʊntˌmaʊ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grundmauer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Grundmauer is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁʊntˌmaʊ̯ɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Teil des Mauerwerks, der sich in der Erde befindet und deshalb nicht sichtbar ist und auf dem das Gebäude errichtet ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Grundmauer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Grundmauer, spelled G-R-U-N-D-M-A-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Teil des Mauerwerks, der sich in der Erde befindet und deshalb nicht sichtbar ist und auf dem das Gebäude errichtet ist
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Grundmauer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-U-N-D-M-A-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁʊntˌmaʊ̯ɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.