gleiten
German, verb/ˈɡlaɪ̯tən/
gleiten is spelled G-L-E-I-T-E-N (7 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 20,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gleiten is a German verb meaning “to glide; to float; to move effortlessly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(leicht und unbeschwert) schweben oder rutschen”.
What does gleiten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to glide; to float; to move effortlessly
- 2
to slide; to slip; to transition smoothly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (leicht und unbeschwert) schweben oder rutschen 2. fliegen ohne Motor (zum Beispiel mit Segelflugzeugen, Hängegleiter oder Gleitschirm) 3. nahtlos/stufenlos übergehen, in einem Übergang ohne Schwellenwert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gleiten
- gleitet present singular third-person
- glitt past
- geglitten participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 1 strong
- gleitend participle present
- gleite first-person indicative present
- gleitest indicative present second-person
- glitten first-person indicative plural
- glitte first-person formal rare
- glittest indicative preterite second-person
- glittst indicative preterite second-person
- glittet indicative plural preterite
- gleit imperative second-person singular
- gleit! imperative singular
- gleite! imperative singular
- gleitet! imperative plural
- geglitten sein active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gleiten?
- /ˈɡlaɪ̯tən/
- [ˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gleiten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gleiten in German?
gleiten appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).