Glosse
[ˈɡlɔsə]
The verdict
“Glosse” is uncommon German (frequency #53,738 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,738
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer Prosatext, in dem etwas ironisch, satirisch oder witzig kritisiert wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-glosse · Glosse · German
Glosse · rank #53,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,738
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gleichschritt
Nearest frequency peer: Gleichschritt (-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 „Glosse“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- getätigten
getätigten
46,267 corpus weight
- gewähltes
gewähltes
46,266 corpus weight
- Glastür
Glastür
46,265 corpus weight
- Gleichschri…
Gleichschritt
46,264 corpus weight
- Glosse
Glosse
46,263 corpus weight
- Gondeln
Gondeln
46,261 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Glosse“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glosse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlɔsə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,738 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glosse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Glosse is uncommon German at frequency #53,738 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlɔsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Glosse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Glosse, spelled G-L-O-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1kurzer Prosatext, in dem etwas ironisch, satirisch oder witzig kritisiert wird
- 2Anmerkung in alten Handschriften zur Erläuterung schwer verständlicher Ausdrücke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glosse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In vielen Zeitungen findet man Glossen, in denen Spracherscheinungen kritisiert werden.
„Da lief ich heim, denn ich wollte noch rasch eine Art Glosse für ein Journal schreiben, eigenartigerweise gegen Kartoffel-Chips, für welche ich soeben noch kleine empfehlende Gedichte gemacht hatte.“
Synonyms
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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