Grünling
[ˈɡʁyːnlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Grünling” 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) - grün gefiederter Singvogel aus der Familie Finken
Corpus desk
Index DE-grunling · Grünling · German
Grünling · 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 | Grünling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁyːnlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grünling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grünling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁyːnlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Grünling in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Grünling, spelled G-R-Ü-N-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1grün gefiederter Singvogel aus der Familie Finken
- 2Pilz aus der Ordnung Blätterpilze, nach neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen nicht essbar
- 3ein ungebrannter Rohling, zum Beispiel in der Keramik- oder Ziegelherstellung
- 4unerfahrene Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grünling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Grünling ist ein Singvogel, der auch in Deutschland verbreitet vorkommt.
Der Verzehr eines Grünlings kann tödlich enden.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.