global warming

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The verdict

“global warming” 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) - Temperaturerhöhung der Erdatmosphäre, die auf einen Klimawandel zurück geführt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-global-warming · global warming · German

global warming · 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 global warming
PropertyValue
Headwordglobal warming
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „global warming“ im Deutschen

global warmingliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

global warming is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Temperaturerhöhung der Erdatmosphäre, die auf einen Klimawandel zurück geführt wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for global warming in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is global warming, spelled G-L-O-B-A-L- -W-A-R-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Temperaturerhöhung der Erdatmosphäre, die auf einen Klimawandel zurück geführt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The global warming is faster than expected.
  2. The fact of global warming is very controversial, many studies support, and many studies oppose this point of view.

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 "global warming"?
"global warming" is spelled G-L-O-B-A-L- -W-A-R-M-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "global warming" mean?
As a noun, "global warming" means: Temperaturerhöhung der Erdatmosphäre, die auf einen Klimawandel zurück geführt wird
How do you pronounce "global warming"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "global warming" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "global warming" come from?
"global warming" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list