Gründonnerstag

[ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk]

/[ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gründonnerstag” is uncommon German (frequency #67,290 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,290
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Donnerstag in der Karwoche

Key facts for Gründonnerstag
PropertyValue
HeadwordGründonnerstag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk]
Letters14
Frequency rank#67,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gründonnerstag” 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). Gründonnerstag lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Gründonnerstag is uncommon German at frequency #67,290 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Donnerstag in der Karwoche".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gründonnerstag in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gründonnerstag, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-O-N-N-E-R-S-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Donnerstag in der Karwoche

Synonyms

hoher Donnerstagheiliger Donnerstagweißer DonnerstagPalmdonnerstag

This word in other languages

Maundy Thursday(English)Jueves Santo(Español)jeudi saint(Français)

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 "Gründonnerstag"?
"Gründonnerstag" is spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-O-N-N-E-R-S-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk].
What does "Gründonnerstag" mean?
As a noun, "Gründonnerstag" means: der Donnerstag in der Karwoche
How do you pronounce "Gründonnerstag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gründonnerstag" is [ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gründonnerstag" come from?
"Gründonnerstag" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Gründonnerstag”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-Ü-N-D-O-N-N-E-R-S-T-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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