Glanz
German, noun/ɡlants/
Glanz is spelled G-L-A-N-Z (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 7,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glanz is a German masculine noun meaning “gleam, sparkle, glitter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schein oder Widerschein, besonders auf glatten Materialien; das Leuchten von etwas”.
What does Glanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegleam, sparkle, glitter
- 2
masculinesplendor, glory
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schein oder Widerschein, besonders auf glatten Materialien; das Leuchten von etwas 2. besonderer, auffälliger Zustand
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Glanz
- Glanzes genitive
- Glanze dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Glanz?
- /ɡlants/
- [ɡlant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Glanz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Glanz in German?
Glanz appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).