grundlegend
\ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩t\
The verdict
“grundlegend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Profond, fondamental.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grundlegend · grundlegend · French
grundlegend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | grundlegend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩t\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grundlegend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Profond, fondamental.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grundlegend, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is grundlegend, spelled G-R-U-N-D-L-E-G-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Profond, fondamental.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grundlegend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da keine grundlegende Reform der Euro-Institutionen hin zu mehr Solidarität absehbar ist, empfiehlt der ehemalige Chefökonom der Weltbank zwei mögliche andere Lösungen: entweder ein „sanftes“ Ende des Euro durch eine „einvernehmliche Scheidung“ oder die Einführung eines „flexiblen Euro“.
Vor rund 13,5 Milliarden Jahren entstanden Materie, Energie, Raum und Zeit in einem Ereignis namens Urknall. Die Geschichte dieser grundlegenden Eigenschaften unseres Universums nennen wir Physik.
Synonyms
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.