Grundursache
German, noun[ˈɡʁʊntˌʔuːɐ̯zaxə]
Grundursache is spelled G-R-U-N-D-U-R-S-A-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written German, the 362,108th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grundursache is a German feminine noun meaning “root cause” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “letztlich verantwortliche Ursache”.
What does Grundursache mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineroot cause
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. letztlich verantwortliche Ursache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Grundursache
- Grundursachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grundursache?
- [ˈɡʁʊntˌʔuːɐ̯zaxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Grundursache in German?
Grundursache appears about once in every 37 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).