glattem
[ˈɡlatəm]
The verdict
“glattem” is uncommon German (frequency #81,606 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,606
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glatt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glattem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡlatəm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,606 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glattem” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
glattem is uncommon German at frequency #81,606 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡlatəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for glattem, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is glattem, spelled G-L-A-T-T-E-M.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glatt
- 2Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glatt
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.
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Using “glattem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-A-T-T-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡlatəm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.