Gletschers

[ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐs]

/[ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐs]/ noun

The verdict

“Gletschers” is uncommon German (frequency #66,274 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,274
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gletscher

Corpus desk

Index DE-gletschers · Gletschers · German

Gletschers · rank #66,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,274
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gleichgeschal…

Nearest frequency peer: gleichgeschaltet (-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 „Gletschers“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gletschers
PropertyValue
HeadwordGletschers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gletschers“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gletschersfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gleichgeschaltet“ (#66,273), „glanzvollen“ (#66,272), „Goldrausch“ (#66,276). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gletschers“ bei #66,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gletschers is uncommon German at frequency #66,274 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gletscher".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gletschers, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gletschers, spelled G-L-E-T-S-C-H-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gletscher

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 "Gletschers"?
"Gletschers" is spelled G-L-E-T-S-C-H-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐs].
What does "Gletschers" mean?
As a noun, "Gletschers" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gletscher
How do you pronounce "Gletschers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gletschers" is [ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gletschers" come from?
"Gletschers" 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 "Gletschers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list