Glasscherben

[ˈɡlaːsˌʃɛʁbn̩]

/[ˈɡlaːsˌʃɛʁbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glasscherben” is uncommon German (frequency #57,915 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,915
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Glasscherbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-glasscherben · Glasscherben · German

Glasscherben · rank #57,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,915
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gewissensbisse

Nearest frequency peer: Gewissensbisse (-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 „Glasscherben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glasscherben
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlasscherben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlaːsˌʃɛʁbn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#57,915
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glasscherben“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Glasscherbenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gewissensbisse“ (#57,914), „glow“ (#57,916), „Gewichtheber“ (#57,913). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glasscherben“ bei #57,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glasscherben is uncommon German at frequency #57,915 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaːsˌʃɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Glasscherben, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Glasscherben, spelled G-L-A-S-S-C-H-E-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Glasscherbe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Glasscherbe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Glasscherbe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Glasscherbe

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 "Glasscherben"?
"Glasscherben" is spelled G-L-A-S-S-C-H-E-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaːsˌʃɛʁbn̩].
What does "Glasscherben" mean?
As a noun, "Glasscherben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Glasscherbe
How do you pronounce "Glasscherben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glasscherben" is [ˈɡlaːsˌʃɛʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glasscherben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gewichtheber#57,913Gunzenhausen#57,924hartnäckiger#57,935gekreuzigten#57,894

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list