Glockenläuten
German, noun/ˈɡlɔkn̩ˌlɔʏ̯tn̩/
Glockenläuten is spelled G-L-O-C-K-E-N-L-Ä-U-T-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 127,251st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glockenläuten is a German neuter noun meaning “tolling of a bell, bellringing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Läuten einer oder mehrerer Glocken”.
What does Glockenläuten mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertolling of a bell, bellringing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Läuten einer oder mehrerer Glocken
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 Glockenläuten
- Glockenläutens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Glockenläuten?
- /ˈɡlɔkn̩ˌlɔʏ̯tn̩/
- [ˈɡlɔkn̩ˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Glockenläuten in German?
Glockenläuten appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).