Glitter
[ˈɡlɪtɐ]
The verdict
“Glitter” is uncommon German (frequency #56,176 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,176
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feine, glänzende Stückchen aus Metall, Kunststoff, Glas oder Papier, die zur Dekoration, zum Basteln oder in Kosmetika verwendet werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-glitter · Glitter · German
Glitter · rank #56,176 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,176
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Glasflaschen
Nearest frequency peer: Glasflaschen (-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 „Glitter“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Glasflaschen
Glasflaschen
43,826 corpus weight
- Glitter
Glitter
43,825 corpus weight
- glitzert
glitzert
43,824 corpus weight
- Gmelin
Gmelin
43,823 corpus weight
- Goldmine
Goldmine
43,822 corpus weight
- Gotteshäuser
Gotteshäuser
43,820 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Glitter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glitter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlɪtɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,176 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glitter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Glitter is uncommon German at frequency #56,176 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlɪtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feine, glänzende Stückchen aus Metall, Kunststoff, Glas oder Papier, die zur Dekoration, zum Basteln oder in Kosmetika verwendet werden".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Glitter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Glitter, spelled G-L-I-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1feine, glänzende Stückchen aus Metall, Kunststoff, Glas oder Papier, die zur Dekoration, zum Basteln oder in Kosmetika verwendet werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glitter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach der Party fand ich noch wochenlang Glitter in meiner Wohnung.
Das Pferd, das er im Kindergarten gebastelt hatte, war mit Glitter und buntem Krepppapier beklebt.
This word in other languages
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.
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