grundsätzlichen

Name: grundsätzlichen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɡʁʊntˌz̥ɛt͡slɪçn̩]

/[ˈɡʁʊntˌz̥ɛt͡slɪçn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“grundsätzlichen” has 25 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,924
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 25
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 grundsätzlich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

grundsätzlichen vs grundsätzliches

93% similar

grundsätzlichen vs grundsätzlicher

93% similar

grundsätzlichen vs grundsätzlich

87% similar

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

Key facts for grundsätzlichen
Property	Value
Headword	grundsätzlichen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɡʁʊntˌz̥ɛt͡slɪçn̩]
Letters	15
Frequency rank	#17,924
Misspellings tracked	25
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grundsätzlichen” 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). grundsätzlichen lands here:

#17,924

#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 25 spelling variants around grundsätzlichen (IPA [ˈɡʁʊntˌz̥ɛt͡slɪçn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,924 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for grundsätzlichen, with forms such as "ggrundsätzlichen", "grnudsätzlichen", and "grrundsätzlichen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "grundsätzliches", "grundsätzlicher", "grundsätzlich", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is grundsätzlichen, spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-Ä-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggrundsätzlichen,grnudsätzlichen,grrundsätzlichen,grudnsätzlichen,grunddsätzlichen,grundssätzlichen,grundstäzlichen,grundsätlzichen,grundsättzlichen,grundsätzilchen,grundsätzlcihen,grundsätzlicchen,grundsätzlicehn,grundsätzlichenn,grundsätzlichhen,grundsätzlichne,grundsätzlihcen,grundsätzllichen,grundsätzzlichen,grundsäztlichen,grundästzlichen,grunndsätzlichen,grunsdätzlichen,gurndsätzlichen,rgundsätzlichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grundsätzlichen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "grundsätzlichen"

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 "grundsätzlichen"?

"grundsätzlichen" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-Ä-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntˌz̥ɛt͡slɪçn̩].

What does "grundsätzlichen" mean?

As an adjective, "grundsätzlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grundsätzlich

What words are commonly confused with "grundsätzlichen"?

"grundsätzlichen" is commonly confused with "grundsätzliches", "grundsätzlicher", "grundsätzlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "grundsätzlichen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grundsätzlichen" is [ˈɡʁʊntˌz̥ɛt͡slɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "grundsätzlichen" come from?

"grundsätzlichen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “grundsätzlichen”

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

The one correct German spelling is G-R-U-N-D-S-Ä-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɡʁʊntˌz̥ɛt͡slɪçn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “grundsätzliches” - see the side-by-side comparison. grundsätzlichen vs grundsätzliches
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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.