groschen
noun
groschen is spelled G-R-O-S-C-H-E-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groschen means “Any of several obsolete European silver coins” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of groschen is groschens.
How many letters and syllables are in groschen?
| Letters | 8: G-R-O-S-C-H-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is groschen?
Groschen appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of groschen
- groschens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groschen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several obsolete European silver coins.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Groschen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense coin:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does groschen come from?
From German Groschen, from Middle High German grosse, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus (“thick (penny)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).