Grundschulalter

[ˈɡʁʊntʃuːlˌaltɐ]

/[ˈɡʁʊntʃuːlˌaltɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grundschulalter” is uncommon German (frequency #63,391 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,391
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lebensalter zwischen ungefähr sechs und zehn Jahren, in dem man für gewöhnlich die Grundschule besucht

Key facts for Grundschulalter
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundschulalter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntʃuːlˌaltɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#63,391
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Grundschulalter” 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). Grundschulalter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grundschulalter is uncommon German at frequency #63,391 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊntʃuːlˌaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebensalter zwischen ungefähr sechs und zehn Jahren, in dem man für gewöhnlich die Grundschule besucht".

Grundschulalter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Grundschulalter, spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-C-H-U-L-A-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebensalter zwischen ungefähr sechs und zehn Jahren, in dem man für gewöhnlich die Grundschule besucht

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 "Grundschulalter"?
"Grundschulalter" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-C-H-U-L-A-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntʃuːlˌaltɐ].
What does "Grundschulalter" mean?
As a noun, "Grundschulalter" means: Lebensalter zwischen ungefähr sechs und zehn Jahren, in dem man für gewöhnlich die Grundschule besucht
How do you pronounce "Grundschulalter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundschulalter" is [ˈɡʁʊntʃuːlˌaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundschulalter" come from?
"Grundschulalter" 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 “Grundschulalter”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-U-N-D-S-C-H-U-L-A-L-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡʁʊntʃuːlˌaltɐ] (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

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list