Glückauf
[ɡlʏkˈʔaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“Glückauf” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,997
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Bergmannsgruß, der den Wunsch enthält, dass die Gänge sich auftun und nicht schließen; wünschend, dass man wieder aus dem Berg herauf kommt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glückauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɡlʏkˈʔaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #45,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Glückauf” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Glückauf (IPA [ɡlʏkˈʔaʊ̯f]), aphrase. Corpus frequency is #45,997 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Bergmannsgruß, der den Wunsch enthält, dass die Gänge sich auftun und nicht schließen; wünschend, dass man wieder aus dem Berg herauf kommt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glückauf, with forms such as "gglückauf", "glcükauf", and "gllückauf". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Glückauf, spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1der Bergmannsgruß, der den Wunsch enthält, dass die Gänge sich auftun und nicht schließen; wünschend, dass man wieder aus dem Berg herauf kommt
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- gglückauf
- glcükauf
- gllückauf
- glücakuf
- glücckauf
- glückafu
- glückauff
- glückkauf
- glückuaf
- glükcauf
- gülckauf
- lgückauf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Glückauf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Glückauf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-Ü-C-K-A-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡlʏkˈʔaʊ̯f] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.