glass

[ɡlɑːs]

/[ɡlɑːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“glass” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,722
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glas (das durchsichtige, harte Material)

Corpus desk

Index DE-glass · glass · German

glass · rank #16,722 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,722
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gitarrist

Nearest frequency peer: Gitarrist (-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 „glass“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „glass“ 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).

glass vs Gras
40% similar
glass vs Guss
40% similar
glass vs goss
60% similar

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

Key facts for glass
PropertyValue
Headwordglass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡlɑːs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,722
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „glass“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).glassliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gitarrist“ (#16,721), „gleichsam“ (#16,723), „Gestein“ (#16,720). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „glass“ bei #16,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around glass (IPA [ɡlɑːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,722 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for glass, with forms such as "galss", "gglass", and "glaß". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gras", "Guss", "goss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is glass, spelled G-L-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glas (das durchsichtige, harte Material)
  2. 2
    Glas (das Gefäß aus Glas)
  3. 3
    der Inhalt eines Glases
  4. 4
    alle Dinge die aus Glas gemacht sind
  5. 5
    ein (Schutz-)Glas, z. B. einer Uhr oder eines Feuermelders
  6. 6
    Brille
  7. 7
    Feldglas, Feldstecher, Fernglas
  8. 8
    Spiegel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galss
  • gglass
  • glaß
  • gllass
  • glsas
  • lgass

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glass - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

galss2gglass1glaß2gllass1glsas2lgass2
Edit distance from "glass"

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 "glass"?
"glass" is spelled G-L-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡlɑːs].
What does "glass" mean?
As a noun, "glass" means: Glas (das durchsichtige, harte Material)
What words are commonly confused with "glass"?
"glass" is commonly confused with "Gras", "Guss", "goss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glass" is [ɡlɑːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glass" come from?
"glass" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hardy#16,729holst#16,732Isaac#16,741Jauch#16,745

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Gros6 variantsfürn6 variantsedler6 variantsLahn6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list