gruselig

[ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç]

/[ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“gruselig” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,247
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grusel hervorrufend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gruselig · gruselig · German

gruselig · rank #11,247 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,247
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gruppierungen

Nearest frequency peer: Gruppierungen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gruselig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gruselig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gruselig vs gruselige
89% similar
gruselig vs grusel
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gruselig
PropertyValue
Headwordgruselig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,247
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gruselig“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gruseligliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gruppierungen“ (#11,246), „Götze“ (#11,248), „gratulieren“ (#11,245). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gruselig“ bei #11,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gruselig (IPA [ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,247 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Grusel hervorrufend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gruselig, with forms such as "ggruselig", "grruselig", and "grsuelig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gruselige", "grusel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gruselig, spelled G-R-U-S-E-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grusel hervorrufend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gruselig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Geisterbahn war ganz schön gruselig.

This word in other languages

gruesome(English)escalofriante(Español)apeurant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggruselig
  • grruselig
  • grsuelig
  • grueslig
  • gruseilg
  • gruselgi
  • gruseligg
  • grusellig
  • grusleig
  • grusselig
  • gurselig
  • rguselig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gruselig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggruselig1grruselig1grsuelig2grueslig2gruseilg2gruselgi2gruseligg1grusellig1
Edit distance from "gruselig"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gruselig"?
"gruselig" is spelled G-R-U-S-E-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç].
What does "gruselig" mean?
As an adjective, "gruselig" means: Grusel hervorrufend
What words are commonly confused with "gruselig"?
"gruselig" is commonly confused with "gruselige", "grusel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gruselig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gruselig" is [ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gruselig" come from?
"gruselig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gruselig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Handtuch#11,251Klammern#11,272Meistern#11,288Bullshit#11,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

herkommen12 variantsMusikern12 variantsbetrogen12 variantsreagierte12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list