grundsätzlich

\ɡʀʊntˈzɛʦlɪç\

/\ɡʀʊntˈzɛʦlɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“grundsätzlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-grundsatzlich · grundsätzlich · French

grundsätzlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for grundsätzlich
PropertyValue
Headwordgrundsätzlich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡʀʊntˈzɛʦlɪç\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « grundsätzlich » en français

grundsätzlichsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grundsätzlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡʀʊntˈzɛʦlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fondamental, principal.".

grundsätzlich has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is grundsätzlich, spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-Ä-T-Z-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fondamental, principal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Erstautor Hjorthøj sieht noch ein grundsätzliches Problem: „Die zunehmende Legalisierung von Cannabis in den letzten Jahrzehnten hat dazu geführt, dass es zu einer der am häufigsten konsumierten psychoaktiven Substanzen der Welt geworden ist, während gleichzeitig die öffentliche Wahrnehmung der Schädlichkeit von Cannabis abgenommen hat.“

Synonyms

prinzipiellaus Prinzipprinzipiellan und für sicheigentlichgenerellhauptsächlichim Grundeim Prinzipin der Regel

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grundsätzlich"?
"grundsätzlich" is spelled G-R-U-N-D-S-Ä-T-Z-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʀʊntˈzɛʦlɪç\.
What does "grundsätzlich" mean?
As an adjective, "grundsätzlich" means: Fondamental, principal.
How do you pronounce "grundsätzlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grundsätzlich" is \ɡʀʊntˈzɛʦlɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grundsätzlich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list