Großeltern
\ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛltɐn\
The verdict
“Großeltern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grands-parents, (père ou mère du père ou de la mère).
Corpus desk
Index FR-gro-eltern · Großeltern · French
Großeltern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Großeltern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛltɐn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Großeltern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛltɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grands-parents, (père ou mère du père ou de la mère).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Großeltern, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Großeltern, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-L-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Grands-parents, (père ou mère du père ou de la mère).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großeltern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ich helfe meinen Großeltern.
Dieses besondere Verhältnis zu Israel rührt aus unserer historischen Verantwortung: Es war die Generation meiner Großeltern, die jüdisches Leben in Deutschland und Europa vernichten wollte.
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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.