Grundzug
[ˈɡʁʊntˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Grundzug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wichtigste Eckpunkte
Corpus desk
Index DE-grundzug · Grundzug · German
Grundzug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grundzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁʊntˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grundzug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grundzug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊntˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Grundzug, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Grundzug, spelled G-R-U-N-D-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1wichtigste Eckpunkte
- 2hervorstechendes Merkmal; eine Haupteigenschaft, die charakteristisch ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grundzug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gleichwohl bestreiten die Kreationisten nicht nur die Evolution, sondern auch die Grundzüge der Erdgeschichte, der Biologie, Zoologie, Paläontologie, Geschichte et cetera.“
Davon habe ich nur die Grundzüge begriffen, eigentlich ist mir das zu hoch.
Synonyms
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.