gluckern
[ˈɡlʊkɐn]
The verdict
“gluckern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Geräusch von sich geben, das dem von dumpf platzenden Blasen in bewegtem Wasser ähnelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-gluckern · gluckern · German
gluckern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gluckern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡlʊkɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gluckern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gluckern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡlʊkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gluckern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 gluckern, spelled G-L-U-C-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1ein Geräusch von sich geben, das dem von dumpf platzenden Blasen in bewegtem Wasser ähnelt
- 2sich geräuschvoll fließend bewegen
- 3lachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gluckern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Brühe gluckert durch den Abfluß.
Der Bach gluckert durch das hier schmaler werdende Tal.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.