Glasgow
[ˈɡlɑːsɡɔʊ̯]
The verdict
“Glasgow” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,746
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - große Stadt in Schottland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glasgow |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlɑːsɡɔʊ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Glasgow” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Glasgow (IPA [ˈɡlɑːsɡɔʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,746 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "große Stadt in Schottland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glasgow, with forms such as "galsgow", "gglasgow", and "glagsow". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Glasgow, spelled G-L-A-S-G-O-W.
Definition
- 1große Stadt in Schottland
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- galsgow
- gglasgow
- glagsow
- glasggow
- glasgoww
- glasgwo
- glasogw
- glassgow
- gllasgow
- glsagow
- lgasgow
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Glasgow - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Glasgow”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-A-S-G-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡlɑːsɡɔʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.