Grimm

name

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"grimm" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Grimm” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,326
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from German.

Corpus desk

Index EN-grimm · Grimm · English

Grimm · rank #18,326 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,326
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH graphite

Nearest frequency peer: graphite (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Grimm”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Grimm” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Grimm vs grip
40% similar
Grimm vs grin
40% similar
Grimm vs grit
40% similar

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

Key facts for Grimm
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrimm
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,326
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Grimm”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Grimmlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “graphite” (#18,325), “Gupta” (#18,327), “grammatical” (#18,324). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Grimm” is #18,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Grimm, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,326 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from German.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Grimm, with forms such as "ggrimm", "girmm", and "grmim". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grip", "grin", "grit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Grimm. The correct English form is Grimm, spelled G-R-I-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mr. Grimm pleaded guilty to a single count of tax fraud and was convicted in July 2015; he went on to serve eight months in prison. Lawmaker, law enforcer and lawbreaker — that’s a heck of a résumé, and alliterative, too!

Etymology

Borrowed from German Grimm.

This word in other languages

Grimm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggrimm
  • girmm
  • grmim
  • grrimm
  • rgimm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Grimm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggrimm1girmm2grmim2grrimm1rgimm2
Edit distance from "Grimm"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grimm"?
"Grimm" is spelled G-R-I-M-M.
What does "Grimm" mean?
As a proper noun, "Grimm" means: A surname from German.
What words are commonly confused with "Grimm"?
"Grimm" is commonly confused with "grip", "grin", "grit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Grimm"?
Borrowed from German Grimm. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gupta#18,327hella#18,333geese#18,317hunts#18,340

Similar misspelling depth

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

Hara5 variantsdeli5 variantsoily5 variantsAfar5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list