Gletscherspalte
[ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌʃpaltə]
The verdict
“Gletscherspalte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine spaltartige Öffnung in der Gletscheroberfläche
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Index DE-gletscherspalte · Gletscherspalte · German
Gletscherspalte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gletscherspalte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌʃpaltə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gletscherspalte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gletscherspalte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlɛt͡ʃɐˌʃpaltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine spaltartige Öffnung in der Gletscheroberfläche".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gletscherspalte, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gletscherspalte, spelled G-L-E-T-S-C-H-E-R-S-P-A-L-T-E.
Definition
- 1eine spaltartige Öffnung in der Gletscheroberfläche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gletscherspalte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Bergsteiger hat eine Woche in einer Gletscherspalte überlebt.
Gletscherspalten stellen für den Bergsteiger eine große Gefahr dar.
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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.