Which to use
“glatt” and “glatter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,435
- “glatt” frequency rank
- #28,224
- “glatter” frequency rank
- 32659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glatt | glatter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Rauigkeiten und Unebenheiten | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs glatt |
Where the eye mixes glatt and glatter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between glatt and glatter
A purely visual mix-up. glatt ([ɡlat]) and glatter ([ˈɡlatɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “glatt” sits inside “glatter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glatt is recorded at frequency rank #4,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡlat]. glatter is at rank #28,224, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlatɐ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32659, this pair ranks #1,702,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of glatt vs glatter
Shared letters: aglt. Private to "glatt": -. Private to "glatter": er.
"glatt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "glatter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "glatt" and "glatter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "glatt" or "glatter" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "glatt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glatter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,702,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glatt" and "glatter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Glatteis vs glatter". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,702,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.