Gletschermühle

[ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌmyːlə]

/[ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌmyːlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Gletschermühle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - horizontaler Schacht, der sich durch strömendes Schmelzwasser in einem Gletscher gebildet hat

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Index DE-gletschermuhle · Gletschermühle · German

Gletschermühle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Gletschermühle
PropertyValue
HeadwordGletschermühle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌmyːlə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gletschermühle“ im Deutschen

Gletschermühlesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gletschermühle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌmyːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "horizontaler Schacht, der sich durch strömendes Schmelzwasser in einem Gletscher gebildet hat".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gletschermühle in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gletschermühle, spelled G-L-E-T-S-C-H-E-R-M-Ü-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    horizontaler Schacht, der sich durch strömendes Schmelzwasser in einem Gletscher gebildet hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Gletschermühle ist, wie der Name schon sagt, ein Zeitzeuge der Eiszeit.“
  2. „Zunächst strömt Schmelzwasser durch eine Gletschermühle – ein größeres Loch im Eis – zum Grund des Gletschers.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gletschermühle"?
"Gletschermühle" is spelled G-L-E-T-S-C-H-E-R-M-Ü-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌmyːlə].
What does "Gletschermühle" mean?
As a noun, "Gletschermühle" means: horizontaler Schacht, der sich durch strömendes Schmelzwasser in einem Gletscher gebildet hat
How do you pronounce "Gletschermühle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gletschermühle" is [ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌmyːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gletschermühle" come from?
"Gletschermühle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list