Grundlage
\ˈɡrʊnt.laː.ɡə\
The verdict
“Grundlage” 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) - Base, fondement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grundlage · Grundlage · French
Grundlage · 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 | Grundlage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡrʊnt.laː.ɡə\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Grundlage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡrʊnt.laː.ɡə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Grundlage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Grundlage, spelled G-R-U-N-D-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Base, fondement.
- 2Substance de départ.
- 3Repas copieux et gras, souvent dans le contexte d’une beuverie ultérieure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grundlage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Staatsbürgerschaftsregelungen für Investoren ermöglichen es einer Person, auf der Grundlage von Zahlungen oder Investitionen eine Staatsangehörigkeit zu erwerben.
Die Mehrheit aller Affen glaubt nach wie vor nicht, dass der Mensch von ihnen abstammt. (...) Knapp 70% sind der Meinung, dass diese Idee auf keiner wissenschaftlichen Grundlage beruht.
Antonyms
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.