Grund

\ɡʀʊnt\

/\ɡʀʊnt\/ noun

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The verdict

“Grund” is uncommon French (frequency #93,837 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,837
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sol.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grund · Grund · French

Grund · rank #93,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,837
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grizzli

Nearest frequency peer: grizzli (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Grund »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Grund » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grund
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrund
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʀʊnt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#93,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Grund » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Grundtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « grizzli » (#93,836), « grésil » (#93,838), « griser » (#93,835). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Grund » est au #93,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grund is uncommon French at frequency #93,837 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʀʊnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Grund, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Grund, spelled G-R-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sol.
  2. 2
    Fond.
  3. 3
    Fondement, raison fondamentale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Grund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Schiff lief auf Grund (auf).
  2. Ich kenne die Gründe nicht, die dafür sprachen, diese Sache anzufangen.

Synonyms

UrsacheGrundstückBoden

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grund"?
"Grund" is spelled G-R-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʀʊnt\.
What does "Grund" mean?
As a noun, "Grund" means: Sol.
How do you pronounce "Grund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grund" is \ɡʀʊnt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grund" come from?
"Grund" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grund", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gramm#93,828Graaf#93,827garez#93,805Fulda#93,796

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list