Glatz

[ɡlaːt͡s]

/[ɡlaːt͡s]/ name

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The verdict

“Glatz” is uncommon German (frequency #55,372 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,372
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine bis 1945 deutsche Stadt in Niederschlesien. Die Stadt trägt heute den polnischen Namen Kłodzko.

Key facts for Glatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɡlaːt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Glatz” 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). Glatz lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glatz is uncommon German at frequency #55,372 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɡlaːt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine bis 1945 deutsche Stadt in Niederschlesien. Die Stadt trägt heute den polnischen Namen Kłodzko.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Glatz, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Glatz, spelled G-L-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bis 1945 deutsche Stadt in Niederschlesien. Die Stadt trägt heute den polnischen Namen Kłodzko.

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 "Glatz"?
"Glatz" is spelled G-L-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡlaːt͡s].
What does "Glatz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Glatz" means: eine bis 1945 deutsche Stadt in Niederschlesien. Die Stadt trägt heute den polnischen Namen Kłodzko.
How do you pronounce "Glatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glatz" is [ɡlaːt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glatz" come from?
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Using “Glatz”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-L-A-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡlaːt͡s] (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