glänzen
[ˈɡlɛnt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“glänzen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,169
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine reflektierende Oberfläche haben, schimmern; schillern
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glänzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡlɛnt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glänzen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around glänzen (IPA [ˈɡlɛnt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,169 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for glänzen, with forms such as "gglänzen", "gllänzen", and "glnäzen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "glänzt", "Glatze", "glauben", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is glänzen, spelled G-L-Ä-N-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine reflektierende Oberfläche haben, schimmern; schillern
- 2eine hervorragende Leistung erbringen, brillieren, sich durch etwas hervortun
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- gglänzen
- gllänzen
- glnäzen
- glänezn
- glännzen
- glänzenn
- glänzne
- glänzzen
- gläznen
- gälnzen
- lgänzen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glänzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “glänzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-Ä-N-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡlɛnt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “glänzt” - see the side-by-side comparison. glänzen vs glänzt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.