Glimmer

[ˈɡlɪmɐ]

/[ˈɡlɪmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glimmer” is uncommon German (frequency #79,238 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,238
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schimmerndes Mineral aus einer Gruppe der Schichtsilikate

Corpus desk

Index DE-glimmer · Glimmer · German

Glimmer · rank #79,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,238
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gleichmacherei

Nearest frequency peer: Gleichmacherei (-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 „Glimmer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glimmer
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlimmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlɪmɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glimmer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Glimmerfällt 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: „Gleichmacherei“ (#79,237), „Glücksritter“ (#79,239), „gleichgeschlechtlicher“ (#79,236). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glimmer“ bei #79,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glimmer is uncommon German at frequency #79,238 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlɪmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Glimmer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Glimmer, spelled G-L-I-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    schimmerndes Mineral aus einer Gruppe der Schichtsilikate
  2. 2
    etwas, das glänzt oder schimmert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit der Spitzhacke schlug er den Glimmer aus dem Fels.
  2. Glimmer finden sich überall auf der Welt.

Synonyms

FlitterGlitzer

This word in other languages

mica(English)mica(Français)

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 "Glimmer"?
"Glimmer" is spelled G-L-I-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlɪmɐ].
What does "Glimmer" mean?
As a noun, "Glimmer" means: schimmerndes Mineral aus einer Gruppe der Schichtsilikate
How do you pronounce "Glimmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glimmer" is [ˈɡlɪmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glimmer" come from?
"Glimmer" 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 "Glimmer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ghanaer#79,232gottlos#79,246gracias#79,250Grammys#79,252

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list