Grünstrom
[ˈɡʁyːnˌʃtʁoːm]
The verdict
“Grünstrom” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elektrische Energie, die aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen gewonnen wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grünstrom |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁyːnˌʃtʁoːm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grünstrom” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Grünstrom is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁyːnˌʃtʁoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elektrische Energie, die aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen gewonnen wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Grünstrom, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Grünstrom, spelled G-R-Ü-N-S-T-R-O-M.
Definition
- 1elektrische Energie, die aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen gewonnen wird
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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 “Grünstrom”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-Ü-N-S-T-R-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁyːnˌʃtʁoːm] (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.