Which to use
“Glatze” and “Glotze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,569
- “Glatze” frequency rank
- #34,134
- “Glotze” frequency rank
- 52703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Glatze | Glotze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | haarlose Stelle des normalerweise behaarten Teils des Kopfes | Gerät für den Empfang von Fernsehsendungen |
Where the eye mixes Glatze and Glotze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Glatze and Glotze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Glatze and Glotze
A purely visual mix-up. Glatze ([ˈɡlat͡sə]) and Glotze ([ˈɡlɔt͡sə]) 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 a single letter - a in “Glatze” becomes o in “Glotze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Glatze is recorded at frequency rank #18,569, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡlat͡sə]. Glotze is at rank #34,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡlɔt͡sə].
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 52703, this pair ranks #1,086,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Glatze vs Glotze
Shared letters: egltz. Private to "Glatze": a. Private to "Glotze": o.
"Glatze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Glotze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Glatze" for "Glotze" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Glatze" or "Glotze" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Glatze" and "Glotze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Glatze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Glotze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,086,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Glatze" and "Glotze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Glotze vs glotzen". 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 #1,086,569 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.