Grundzahlwort

[ˈɡʁʊntt͡saːlˌvɔʁt]

/[ˈɡʁʊntt͡saːlˌvɔʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Grundzahlwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Begriff, der eine Kardinalzahl bezeichnet

Key facts for Grundzahlwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrundzahlwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁʊntt͡saːlˌvɔʁt]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Grundzahlwort” sits in German frequency

Grundzahlwort falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grundzahlwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊntt͡saːlˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Begriff, der eine Kardinalzahl bezeichnet".

Grundzahlwort has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Grundzahlwort, spelled G-R-U-N-D-Z-A-H-L-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Begriff, der eine Kardinalzahl bezeichnet

Synonyms

KardinalzahlwortKardinalzahlKardinale

Antonyms

Ordinalzahlwort

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grundzahlwort"?
"Grundzahlwort" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-Z-A-H-L-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʊntt͡saːlˌvɔʁt].
What does "Grundzahlwort" mean?
As a noun, "Grundzahlwort" means: Begriff, der eine Kardinalzahl bezeichnet
How do you pronounce "Grundzahlwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grundzahlwort" is [ˈɡʁʊntt͡saːlˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grundzahlwort" come from?
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Using “Grundzahlwort”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-U-N-D-Z-A-H-L-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡʁʊntt͡saːlˌvɔʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list