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 May 6, 2026) - grün gefiederter Singvogel aus der Familie Finken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grünling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁyːnlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grünling” sits in German frequency
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
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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.
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Using “Grünling”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-Ü-N-L-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁyːnlɪŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.