glotz
[ɡlɔt͡s]
The verdict
“glotz” is uncommon German (frequency #71,403 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,403
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glotzen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glotz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡlɔt͡s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71,403 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glotz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
glotz is uncommon German at frequency #71,403 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡlɔt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glotzen".
glotz has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is glotz, spelled G-L-O-T-Z.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glotzen
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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Using “glotz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-O-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.