Großvater
\ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ\
The verdict
“Großvater” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grand-père.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gro-vater · Großvater · French
Großvater · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Großvater |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Großvater is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand-père.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Großvater, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Großvater, spelled G-R-O-S-S-V-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Grand-père.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großvater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Großvater hatte zwei Söhne.
Nachdem sie die ganze Nacht gesoffen haben, bringen die beiden Jungen die übrigen Flaschen zu Slawa, die, seitdem ihre Eltern wegen Wirtschaftsdelikten ins Lager gesteckt wurden, bei ihrem Großvater in einer armseligen Hütte am Flussufer wohnt.
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.