Glättung

[ˈɡlɛtʊŋ]

/[ˈɡlɛtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glättung” is uncommon German (frequency #91,677 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,677
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verringerung von Unebenheiten; Beruhigung einer Situation

Corpus desk

Index DE-glattung · Glättung · German

Glättung · rank #91,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,677
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gildemeister

Nearest frequency peer: Gildemeister (-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 „Glättung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glättung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlättung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlɛtʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glättung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Glättungfällt 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: „Gildemeister“ (#91,676), „Goldesel“ (#91,678), „Goldsucher“ (#91,679). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glättung“ bei #91,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glättung is uncommon German at frequency #91,677 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlɛtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verringerung von Unebenheiten; Beruhigung einer Situation".

Zero misspellings are on record for Glättung in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Glättung, spelled G-L-Ä-T-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verringerung von Unebenheiten; Beruhigung einer Situation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Keratin ist ein natürliches Protein, das im menschlichen Haar für den Glanz und die Glättung verantwortlich ist.
  2. Die Glättung der Oberfläche erfolgt durch Walzfahrzeuge.

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 "Glättung"?
"Glättung" is spelled G-L-Ä-T-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlɛtʊŋ].
What does "Glättung" mean?
As a noun, "Glättung" means: Verringerung von Unebenheiten; Beruhigung einer Situation
How do you pronounce "Glättung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glättung" is [ˈɡlɛtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glättung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Goldesel#91,678gewunden#91,672gestalkt#91,666geröntgt#91,656

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list