Glockenkurve
German, noun[ˈɡlɔkn̩ˌkʊʁvə]
Glockenkurve is spelled G-L-O-C-K-E-N-K-U-R-V-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glockenkurve is a German feminine noun meaning “bell curve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Linie in einem Diagramm, deren Verlauf annähernd die Form einer Glocke beschreibt (bis zu einem Maximum…”.
What does Glockenkurve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebell curve
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Linie in einem Diagramm, deren Verlauf annähernd die Form einer Glocke beschreibt (bis zu einem Maximum ansteigend und danach wieder abfallend)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Glockenkurve
- Glockenkurven plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Glockenkurve?
- [ˈɡlɔkn̩ˌkʊʁvə]
- [ˈɡlɔkn̩ˌkʊʁfə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Glockenkurve in German?
Glockenkurve appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).