Glatteis

[ˈɡlatˌʔaɪ̯s]

/[ˈɡlatˌʔaɪ̯s]/ noun

The verdict

“Glatteis” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,697. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,697
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gefrorenes Wasser auf öffentlichen Verkehrsflächen

Corpus desk

Index DE-glatteis · Glatteis · German

Glatteis · rank #46,697 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,697
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gladiator

Nearest frequency peer: Gladiator (-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 „Glatteis“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Glatteis“ 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).

Glatteis vs glatter
63% similar
Glatteis vs glätten
50% similar
Glatteis vs Glätte
63% similar

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

Key facts for Glatteis
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlatteis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlatˌʔaɪ̯s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,697
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Glatteis“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Glatteisliegt 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: „Gladiator“ (#46,696), „gleichgeschlechtlichen“ (#46,698), „giftiger“ (#46,695). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glatteis“ bei #46,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Glatteis (IPA [ˈɡlatˌʔaɪ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,697 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gefrorenes Wasser auf öffentlichen Verkehrsflächen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glatteis, with forms such as "galtteis", "gglatteis", and "glateis". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "glatter", "glätten", "Glätte", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Glatteis, spelled G-L-A-T-T-E-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    gefrorenes Wasser auf öffentlichen Verkehrsflächen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Glatteis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Als Unfallursache wurden Glatteis und überhöhte Geschwindigkeit festgestellt.
  2. In den Morgenstunden ist mit Glatteis zu rechnen.

Synonyms

Straßenglätte

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galtteis
  • gglatteis
  • glateis
  • glatetis
  • glatteiss
  • glattesi
  • glatties
  • gllatteis
  • gltateis
  • lgatteis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Glatteis - 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.

galtteis2gglatteis1glateis1glatetis2glatteiss1glattesi2glatties2gllatteis1
Edit distance from "Glatteis"

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 "Glatteis"?
"Glatteis" is spelled G-L-A-T-T-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlatˌʔaɪ̯s].
What does "Glatteis" mean?
As a noun, "Glatteis" means: gefrorenes Wasser auf öffentlichen Verkehrsflächen
What words are commonly confused with "Glatteis"?
"Glatteis" is commonly confused with "glatter", "glätten", "Glätte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Glatteis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glatteis" is [ˈɡlatˌʔaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glatteis" come from?
"Glatteis" 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 "Glatteis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list