Gleitsichtbrille
German, noun[ˈɡlaɪ̯tzɪçtˌbʁɪlə]
Gleitsichtbrille is a German feminine noun meaning “varifocals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Brille, die über spezielle Brillengläser zur übergangslosen Korrektur für alle Bereiche zwischen Ferne und…”.
What does Gleitsichtbrille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevarifocals
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Brille, die über spezielle Brillengläser zur übergangslosen Korrektur für alle Bereiche zwischen Ferne und Nähe verfügt
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 Gleitsichtbrille
- Gleitsichtbrillen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gleitsichtbrille?
- [ˈɡlaɪ̯tzɪçtˌbʁɪlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gleitsichtbrille in German?
Gleitsichtbrille appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).