grunge
/ɡɹʌnd͡ʒ/noun
grunge is spelled G-R-U-N-G-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grunge means “Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grunge?
| Letters | 6: G-R-U-N-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is grunge?
Grunge appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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).
How do you pronounce grunge?
- /ɡɹʌnd͡ʒ/
Grunge has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-grunge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does grunge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalDirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.
The cinema floor was covered in grunge deposited by the crowds.
- 2
informalThe state of being filthy; grubbiness.
Chad used to work as a coal miner, but couldn't handle the constant grunge.
- 3
A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s, which melds punk and metal.
Alice liked to wear plaids and ripped jeans, and listen to grunge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grunge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 grunge come from?
Back-formation from grungy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).