Glaswand

[ˈɡlaːsˌvant]

/[ˈɡlaːsˌvant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glaswand” is uncommon German (frequency #74,637 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,637
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wand aus Glas

Key facts for Glaswand
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlaswand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlaːsˌvant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,637
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Glaswand” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Glaswand lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glaswand is uncommon German at frequency #74,637 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaːsˌvant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wand aus Glas".

Glaswand doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Glaswand, spelled G-L-A-S-W-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wand aus Glas

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 "Glaswand"?
"Glaswand" is spelled G-L-A-S-W-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaːsˌvant].
What does "Glaswand" mean?
As a noun, "Glaswand" means: Wand aus Glas
How do you pronounce "Glaswand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glaswand" is [ˈɡlaːsˌvant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glaswand" come from?
"Glaswand" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Glaswand”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-L-A-S-W-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡlaːsˌvant] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list