Glockengeläut

[ˈɡlɔkn̩ɡəˌlɔɪ̯t]

/[ˈɡlɔkn̩ɡəˌlɔɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Glockengeläut” is uncommon German (frequency #81,608 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,608
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Läuten einer oder mehrerer Glocken

Corpus desk

Index DE-glockengelaut · Glockengeläut · German

Glockengeläut · rank #81,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,608
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glorie

Nearest frequency peer: Glorie (+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 „Glockengeläut“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glockengeläut
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlockengeläut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlɔkn̩ɡəˌlɔɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glockengeläut“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Glorie“ (#81,609), „glattem“ (#81,606), „glorifiziert“ (#81,610). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glockengeläut“ bei #81,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glockengeläut is uncommon German at frequency #81,608 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlɔkn̩ɡəˌlɔɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Läuten einer oder mehrerer Glocken".

No misspelling variants are generated for Glockengeläut 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Glockengeläut, spelled G-L-O-C-K-E-N-G-E-L-Ä-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Läuten einer oder mehrerer Glocken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eines Morgens weckte mich Glockengeläut, stärker und feierlicher als sonst.“
  2. „Jedesmal wenn ich auf meine Uhr sehe und feststelle, dass der Zeiger auf Zehn rückt, höre ich das beginnende Glockengeläute der benachbarten Kirche; aber daraus, dass jedesmal das Glockengeläut anhebt, wenn der Zeiger auf Zehn rückt, darf ich doch nicht den Schluss ziehen, die Bewegung der Glocken habe ihren Grund in der Zeigerstellung meiner Uhr.“

Synonyms

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 "Glockengeläut"?
"Glockengeläut" is spelled G-L-O-C-K-E-N-G-E-L-Ä-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlɔkn̩ɡəˌlɔɪ̯t].
What does "Glockengeläut" mean?
As a noun, "Glockengeläut" means: Läuten einer oder mehrerer Glocken
How do you pronounce "Glockengeläut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glockengeläut" is [ˈɡlɔkn̩ɡəˌlɔɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glockengeläut" come from?
"Glockengeläut" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Glockengeläut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list