gründlich
\ˈɡʁʏnt.lɪç\
The verdict
“gründlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Solide, profond (dans le sens de sérieux).
Corpus desk
Index FR-grundlich · gründlich · French
gründlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | gründlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡʁʏnt.lɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gründlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡʁʏnt.lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gründlich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 gründlich, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Solide, profond (dans le sens de sérieux).
- 2Détaillé.
- 3Consciencieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gründlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ohne seinen Guide du Routard läuft der gewöhnliche französische Tourist, das muss man zugeben, auf Lanzarote bald Gefahr, alle Symptome gründlicher Langeweile zu verspüren.
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.