glotzen

[ˈɡlɔt͡sn̩]

/[ˈɡlɔt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“glotzen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,654
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starr blicken, geistesabwesend mit weit offenen Augen vor sich hinsehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-glotzen · glotzen · German

glotzen · rank #44,654 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,654
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gleichsetzen

Nearest frequency peer: gleichsetzen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „glotzen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „glotzen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

glotzen vs Götze
43% similar
glotzen vs Gluten
57% similar
glotzen vs Glatze
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for glotzen
PropertyValue
Headwordglotzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡlɔt͡sn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,654
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „glotzen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.glotzenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gleichsetzen“ (#44,653), „Glasur“ (#44,652), „grandioser“ (#44,656). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „glotzen“ bei #44,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around glotzen (IPA [ˈɡlɔt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,654 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for glotzen, with forms such as "gglotzen", "gllotzen", and "glotezn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Götze", "Gluten", "Glatze", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is glotzen, spelled G-L-O-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    starr blicken, geistesabwesend mit weit offenen Augen vor sich hinsehen
  2. 2
    etwas (uninteressiert) im Fernsehen verfolgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how glotzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Geistesabwesend glotzte er in sein Aquarium.
  2. Was glotzt ihr so dämlich?

Synonyms

starrenstieren

This word in other languages

gape(English)reluquer(Français)fitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglotzen
  • gllotzen
  • glotezn
  • glottzen
  • glotzenn
  • glotzne
  • glotzzen
  • glozten
  • gltozen
  • goltzen
  • lgotzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glotzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gglotzen1gllotzen1glotezn2glottzen1glotzenn1glotzne2glotzzen1glozten2
Edit distance from "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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glotzen"?
"glotzen" is spelled G-L-O-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlɔt͡sn̩].
What does "glotzen" mean?
As a verb, "glotzen" means: starr blicken, geistesabwesend mit weit offenen Augen vor sich hinsehen
What words are commonly confused with "glotzen"?
"glotzen" is commonly confused with "Götze", "Gluten", "Glatze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glotzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glotzen" is [ˈɡlɔt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glotzen" come from?
"glotzen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "glotzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Graphit#44,658Habicht#44,662gerodet#44,643gekickt#44,638

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

happiness11 variantsGangart11 variantsfremdem11 variantsfrecher11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list