Glaspapier
[ˈɡlaːspaˌpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Glaspapier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Glaspulver beschichtetes Stück Papier, das als Schleifmittel dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-glaspapier · Glaspapier · German
Glaspapier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Glaspapier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlaːspaˌpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glaspapier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Glaspapier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaːspaˌpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Glaspulver beschichtetes Stück Papier, das als Schleifmittel dient".
Zero misspellings are on record for Glaspapier in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Glaspapier, spelled G-L-A-S-P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1mit Glaspulver beschichtetes Stück Papier, das als Schleifmittel dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glaspapier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sollen nachträglich einzelne Stellen wieder weiß gemacht werden, so reibt man dort mit feinem Glaspapier nach.“
„Mit Bimstein und Glaspapier wird der Spachtel, wenn er hart geworden, geglättet.“
This word in other languages
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.