Grundstock

[ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtɔk]

/[ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grundstock” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,374
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diejenige Menge/Auswahl von Dingen, die am Anfang zur Verfügung steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundstock · Grundstock · German

Grundstock · rank #36,374 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,374
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grabsteine

Nearest frequency peer: Grabsteine (-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 „Grundstock“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Grundstock“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Grundstock vs Grundstück
90% similar
Grundstock vs Grundstücke
82% similar
Grundstock vs Grundstücks
82% similar

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

Key facts for Grundstock
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundstock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtɔk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,374
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Grundstock“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grundstockliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Grabsteine“ (#36,373), „GSM“ (#36,375), „GPU“ (#36,372). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grundstock“ bei #36,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Grundstock (IPA [ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtɔk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,374 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "diejenige Menge/Auswahl von Dingen, die am Anfang zur Verfügung steht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grundstock, with forms such as "ggrundstock", "grnudstock", and "grrundstock". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Grundstück", "Grundstücke", "Grundstücks", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Grundstock, spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-T-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    diejenige Menge/Auswahl von Dingen, die am Anfang zur Verfügung steht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Grundstock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die vielen historisch wertvollen Gegenstände aus dem Alltagsleben der Dorfbewohner und Fischer, die man beim Abriss eines alten Hauses fand, bildeten den Grundstock des 1963 eröffneten Heimatmuseums.“
  2. „Aber für eine auf Friedensstärke von rund 500 000 Mann reduzierte Armee lieferten die im Krieg rekrutierten indischen Offiziere einen guten Grundstock.“

Synonyms

Grundbestand

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrundstock
  • grnudstock
  • grrundstock
  • grudnstock
  • grunddstock
  • grundsotck
  • grundsstock
  • grundstcok
  • grundstocck
  • grundstockk
  • grundstokc
  • grundsttock
  • grundtsock
  • grunndstock
  • grunsdtock
  • gurndstock
  • rgundstock

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grundstock - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggrundstock1grnudstock2grrundstock1grudnstock2grunddstock1grundsotck2grundsstock1grundstcok2
Edit distance from "Grundstock"

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 "Grundstock"?
"Grundstock" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-T-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtɔk].
What does "Grundstock" mean?
As a noun, "Grundstock" means: diejenige Menge/Auswahl von Dingen, die am Anfang zur Verfügung steht
What words are commonly confused with "Grundstock"?
"Grundstock" is commonly confused with "Grundstück", "Grundstücke", "Grundstücks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Grundstock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundstock" is [ˈɡʁʊntˌʃtɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundstock" come from?
"Grundstock" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grundstock", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grabsteine#36,373getesteten#36,362hessischer#36,391Hilfskraft#36,392

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

hannoversche17 variantshochzuladen17 variantsFolgekosten17 variantsinländische17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list