grunzen
[ˈɡʁʊnt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“grunzen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,713 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,713
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen rauen, kehligen Laut von sich geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-grunzen · grunzen · German
grunzen · rank #59,713 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,713
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gruppensex
Nearest frequency peer: Gruppensex (+1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „grunzen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- grim
grim
40,292 corpus weight
- grind
grind
40,291 corpus weight
- grunzen
grunzen
40,288 corpus weight
- Gruppensex
Gruppensex
40,287 corpus weight
- gruseliger
gruseliger
40,286 corpus weight
- gruseln
gruseln
40,285 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „grunzen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grunzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁʊnt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,713 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „grunzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
grunzen is uncommon German at frequency #59,713 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʁʊnt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for grunzen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is grunzen, spelled G-R-U-N-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen rauen, kehligen Laut von sich geben
- 2undeutlich und eher kurz angebunden mit tiefer, kehliger Stimme reden
- 3undeutliche Laute (des Behagens) von sich geben, die Ähnlichkeit mit den Tierlauten unter [1] haben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grunzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wildschweine grunzten, als wir Äpfel über den Zaun des Wildgeheges warfen.
„Und während sie futterten, schmatzten und grunzten sie, dass der Bauer es bis in die gute Stube hinein hörte.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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