Glauchau

[ˈɡlaʊ̯xaʊ̯]

/[ˈɡlaʊ̯xaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Glauchau” is uncommon German (frequency #59,704 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,704
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-glauchau · Glauchau · German

Glauchau · rank #59,704 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,704
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gleichgewichts

Nearest frequency peer: Gleichgewichts (+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 „Glauchau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glauchau
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlauchau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡlaʊ̯xaʊ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,704
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glauchau“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Glauchaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gleichgewichts“ (#59,705), „gewaltfrei“ (#59,702), „Goldstück“ (#59,706). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glauchau“ bei #59,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glauchau is uncommon German at frequency #59,704 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡlaʊ̯xaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Glauchau in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Glauchau, spelled G-L-A-U-C-H-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Glauchau liegt in Deutschlands Osten.

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 "Glauchau"?
"Glauchau" is spelled G-L-A-U-C-H-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaʊ̯xaʊ̯].
What does "Glauchau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Glauchau" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Glauchau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glauchau" is [ˈɡlaʊ̯xaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glauchau" come from?
"Glauchau" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gröbsten#59,717gelebter#59,682Geldgier#59,680Hofladen#59,733

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list