Gleise

[ˈɡlaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈɡlaɪ̯zə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gleise” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,850. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,850
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gleis

Corpus desk

Index DE-gleise · Gleise · German

Gleise · rank #13,850 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,850
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gewordene

Nearest frequency peer: gewordene (-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 „Gleise“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Gleise“ 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).

Gleise vs Greis
67% similar
Gleise vs greife
50% similar
Gleise vs Gleisen
86% similar

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

Key facts for Gleise
PropertyValue
HeadwordGleise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlaɪ̯zə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,850
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gleise“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gleiseliegt 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: „gewordene“ (#13,849), „Gnaden“ (#13,851), „Gewand“ (#13,848). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gleise“ bei #13,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Gleise (IPA [ˈɡlaɪ̯zə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,850 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gleise, with forms such as "gelise", "ggleise", and "gleies". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Greis", "greife", "Gleisen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gleise, spelled G-L-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gleis
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gleis
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gleis

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gelise
  • ggleise
  • gleies
  • gleisse
  • glesie
  • gliese
  • glleise
  • lgeise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gleise - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gelise2ggleise1gleies2gleisse1glesie2gliese2glleise1lgeise2
Edit distance from "Gleise"

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 "Gleise"?
"Gleise" is spelled G-L-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaɪ̯zə].
What does "Gleise" mean?
As a noun, "Gleise" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gleis
What words are commonly confused with "Gleise"?
"Gleise" is commonly confused with "Greis", "greife", "Gleisen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gleise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gleise" is [ˈɡlaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gleise" come from?
"Gleise" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gnaden#13,851Gewand#13,848Hetzen#13,859Hobbys#13,862

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

kreuze8 variantsRadius8 variantsAbende8 variantsZeugin8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list