Grus
[ɡʁuːs]
The verdict
“Grus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Verwitterung in kleine Brocken zerfallenes Gestein
Corpus desk
Index DE-grus · Grus · German
Grus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Grus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁuːs] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁuːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Grus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Grus, spelled G-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1durch Verwitterung in kleine Brocken zerfallenes Gestein
- 2fein zerbröckelte Kohle, grobkörniger Kohlenstaub
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jede einzelne Rebe hockt in einem bis zu drei Meter tiefen Trichter, den man buddeln musste, um unter dem Grus an die fruchtbare Lavaasche zu kommen.
Auf der Insel wachsen Mais und Tabak, Linsen, hier blühen Mandelbäumchen, man erntet Kartoffeln, Zwiebeln, Tomaten – aus dem Grus, Lavagrus.
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.