Grundmorphem
[ˈɡʁʊntmɔʁˌfeːm]
The verdict
“Grundmorphem” 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein freies oder gebundenes Morphem, das eine lexikalische Bedeutung hat
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grundmorphem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁʊntmɔʁˌfeːm] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grundmorphem” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Grundmorphem is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁʊntmɔʁˌfeːm]. 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: "ein freies oder gebundenes Morphem, das eine lexikalische Bedeutung hat".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Grundmorphem, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grundmorphem, spelled G-R-U-N-D-M-O-R-P-H-E-M.
Definition
- 1ein freies oder gebundenes Morphem, das eine lexikalische Bedeutung hat
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 “Grundmorphem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-U-N-D-M-O-R-P-H-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁʊntmɔʁˌfeːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.