Glasdach

[ˈɡlaːsˌdax]

/[ˈɡlaːsˌdax]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glasdach” is uncommon German (frequency #73,550 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,550
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dach aus Glas in Gebäuden oder Fahrzeugen

Corpus desk

Index DE-glasdach · Glasdach · German

Glasdach · rank #73,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,550
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH glanzvolle

Nearest frequency peer: glanzvolle (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Glasdach“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Glasdach“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glasdach
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlasdach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlaːsˌdax]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glasdach“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Glasdachfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „glanzvolle“ (#73,549), „glasig“ (#73,551), „gezogener“ (#73,548). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glasdach“ bei #73,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glasdach is uncommon German at frequency #73,550 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaːsˌdax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dach aus Glas in Gebäuden oder Fahrzeugen".

Glasdach has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Glasdach, spelled G-L-A-S-D-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dach aus Glas in Gebäuden oder Fahrzeugen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Sonne grinste uns durch das Glasdach an und entgegen.
  2. „Unter dem Glasdach der Passage hängt Wäsche.“

This word in other languages

verrière(Français)

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 "Glasdach"?
"Glasdach" is spelled G-L-A-S-D-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaːsˌdax].
What does "Glasdach" mean?
As a noun, "Glasdach" means: Dach aus Glas in Gebäuden oder Fahrzeugen
How do you pronounce "Glasdach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glasdach" is [ˈɡlaːsˌdax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glasdach" come from?
"Glasdach" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gemische#73,533gähnende#73,575geflucht#73,523haltlose#73,585

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list