Glosse
German, noun/ˈɡlɔsə/
Glosse is spelled G-L-O-S-S-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glosse is a German feminine noun meaning “column, squib (short, witty and often satirical piece of newspaper writing regarding current events)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurzer Prosatext, in dem etwas ironisch, satirisch oder witzig kritisiert wird”.
What does Glosse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecolumn, squib (short, witty and often satirical piece of newspaper writing regarding current events)
- 2
femininegloss (brief explanatory note)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kurzer Prosatext, in dem etwas ironisch, satirisch oder witzig kritisiert wird 2. Anmerkung in alten Handschriften zur Erläuterung schwer verständlicher Ausdrücke
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 Glosse
- Glossen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Glosse?
- /ˈɡlɔsə/
- /ˈɡloːsə/
- [ˈɡlɔsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Glosse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Glosse in German?
Glosse appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).