Glas

[ɡlaːs]

/[ɡlaːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glas” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,067. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,067
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durchsichtiger amorpher Feststoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-glas · Glas · German

Glas · rank #2,067 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,067
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH getötet

Nearest frequency peer: getötet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Glas“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Glas“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Glas vs gs
25% similar
Glas vs GPS
25% similar
Glas vs GUS
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Glas
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡlaːs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,067
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Glas“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Glasliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „getötet“ (#2,066), „Heiss“ (#2,068), „geschickt“ (#2,065). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glas“ bei #2,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Glas (IPA [ɡlaːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,067 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glas, with forms such as "gals", "gglas", and "gllas". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gs", "GPS", "GUS", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Glas, spelled G-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    durchsichtiger amorpher Feststoff
  2. 2
    Gegenstand aus [1]
  3. 3
    Gefäß für Flüssigkeiten
  4. 4
    Behälter für Lebensmittel
  5. 5
    Menge einer Flüssigkeit, die in [3] passt
  6. 6
    kurz für Fernglas, Opernglas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Glas wird in einem Ofen aus verschiedenen chemischen Stoffen durch große Hitze hergestellt.
  2. Ich brauche keine dicken Gläser für meine Brille.

Synonyms

Trinkglas

This word in other languages

glass(English)vidrio(Español)vitre(Français)vidro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gals
  • gglas
  • gllas
  • glsa
  • lgas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Glas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gals2gglas1gllas1glsa2lgas2
Edit distance from "Glas"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Glas"?
"Glas" is spelled G-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡlaːs].
What does "Glas" mean?
As a noun, "Glas" means: durchsichtiger amorpher Feststoff
What words are commonly confused with "Glas"?
"Glas" is commonly confused with "gs", "GPS", "GUS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Glas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glas" is [ɡlaːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glas" come from?
"Glas" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Glas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

News#2,078real#2,082Tier#2,091West#2,097

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Haare5 variantshöre5 variantsleer5 variantsBaum5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list