Grundstein
[ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Grundstein” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,891
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der erste, beim Bau eines Gebäudes symbolisch gesetzte Stein
Corpus desk
Index DE-grundstein · Grundstein · German
Grundstein · rank #11,891 · 16 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #11,891
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH GM
Nearest frequency peer: GM (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Grundstein“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- gewonnenen
gewonnenen
88,113 corpus weight
- gewordenen
gewordenen
88,112 corpus weight
- GM
GM
88,111 corpus weight
- Grundstein
Grundstein
88,110 corpus weight
- Handvoll
Handvoll
88,108 corpus weight
- hessische
hessische
88,107 corpus weight
What this shows „Grundstein“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grundstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #11,891 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Grundstein“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Grundstein (IPA [ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtaɪ̯n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,891 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grundstein, with forms such as "ggrundstein", "grnudstein", and "grrundstein". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gründeten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists 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 Grundstein, spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1der erste, beim Bau eines Gebäudes symbolisch gesetzte Stein
- 2Grundlage, Basis, Ausgangspunkt
- 3unterster Teil der Säule, Sockel
- 4der untere Mühlstein
- 5grobe sandige Steinart, die mit viel Quarz durchmengt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grundstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Grundstein für das neue Haus ist gelegt; jetzt kann uns nichts mehr aufhalten.
„Neulich haben sie dort den Grundstein für ein Gebäude gelegt, das die städtische Gesellschaft Saga errichten lässt: 179 Wohnungen, barrierefrei, 6,10 Euro pro Quadratmeter kalt.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggrundstein
- grnudstein
- grrundstein
- grudnstein
- grunddstein
- grundsetin
- grundsstein
- grundsteinn
- grundsteni
- grundstien
- grundsttein
- grundtsein
- grunndstein
- grunsdtein
- gurndstein
- rgundstein
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grundstein - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grundstein", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).