Grenze
\ˈɡʁɛnt͡sə\
The verdict
“Grenze” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frontière.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grenze · Grenze · French
Grenze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grenze |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡʁɛnt͡sə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Grenze » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Grenze is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡʁɛnt͡sə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Grenze in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Grenze, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Frontière.
- 2Frontière (entre deux concepts différents).
- 3Limite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grenze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Grenze ist geschlossen.
Die Schweiz ist das Land der freien Konvertierbarkeit. Milliardenbeträge von zweifelhaftester Herkunft gelangen ins Land und verlassen es wieder, überqueren (in großen und kleinen Scheinen, als Schecks, in Gestalt von Devisen aus der ganzen Welt usw.) die Grenze, ohne daß jemand die leiseste Frage äußert.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.