Glasnost
[ˈɡlasnɔst]
The verdict
“Glasnost” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Öffentlichkeit, die politische Öffnung, Schlagwort der Reformpolitik in der damaligen UdSSR Mitte der 1980er Jahre.
Corpus desk
Index DE-glasnost · Glasnost · German
Glasnost · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glasnost |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlasnɔst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glasnost“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Glasnost is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlasnɔst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Öffentlichkeit, die politische Öffnung, Schlagwort der Reformpolitik in der damaligen UdSSR Mitte der 1980er Jahre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Glasnost, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Glasnost, spelled G-L-A-S-N-O-S-T.
Definition
- 1die Öffentlichkeit, die politische Öffnung, Schlagwort der Reformpolitik in der damaligen UdSSR Mitte der 1980er Jahre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glasnost appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch Glasnost wird mehr Offenheit verlangt.
„Und es waren aufregende Zeiten: Glasnost und Perestrojka prägten die Weltpolitik.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.