Grütze
German, noun/ˈɡrʏt͡sə/
Grütze is spelled G-R-Ü-T-Z-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grütze is a German feminine noun meaning “a food of coarsely ground cereal grains: groat(s)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grob gemahlenes Getreide”.
What does Grütze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea food of coarsely ground cereal grains: groat(s)
- 2
femininecoarse "grains" or bits of fruit, or a dish made from these
rote Grütze = a fruit pudding containing chunks of red fruits (e.g. redcurrants and raspberries)
- 3
colloquialfemininebrains, shrewdness, prudence
Ein wenig Grütze unter der Mütze ist gar viel nütze; Ein fröhlich Herz unter der Weste, das ist das Beste!
- 4
colloquialderogatoryfeminineintellectual poverty, brainlet, retardation
Ihr habt nur kommunistische Grütze in der roten Rübe!
- 5
colloquialfemininerhubarb rhubarb, humbug, aesthetical tripe
gequirlte Grütze
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grob gemahlenes Getreide 2. Brei aus grob gemahlenem Getreide 3. süße, eingedickte Speise aus Früchten, ursprünglich mit Grütze^([1])
noun: 1. Intelligenz, Verstand
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Grütze
- Grützen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grütze?
- /ˈɡrʏt͡sə/
- [ˈɡʁʏt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Grütze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Grütze in German?
Grütze appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).