glucksen
[ˈɡlʊksn̩]
The verdict
“glucksen” 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) - leise gurgelnde, klatschende oder dunkle Geräusche erzeugen
Corpus desk
Index DE-glucksen · glucksen · German
glucksen · 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 | glucksen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡlʊksn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „glucksen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
glucksen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡlʊksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for glucksen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is glucksen, spelled G-L-U-C-K-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1leise gurgelnde, klatschende oder dunkle Geräusche erzeugen
- 2unterdrückte, dunkel klingende Laute stoßweise von sich geben
- 3leises Glucken hervorbringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how glucksen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Erst glucksen noch kleine Strudel auf, dann wird der Lauf ruhig und immer ruhiger.
Es ist still, die Stille des heißen Sommernachmittags, nur die Quellchen murmeln und glucksen geräuschvoll, und von den Stallungen herüber tönt das Gackern einer Henne.
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.