Glückspilz
[ˈɡlʏksˌpɪlt͡s]
The verdict
“Glückspilz” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,320
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, dem ganz unerwartet oder sehr häufig Gutes widerfährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-gluckspilz · Glückspilz · German
Glückspilz · rank #45,320 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,320
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH Ghostwriter
Nearest frequency peer: Ghostwriter (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Glückspilz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- geschätzter
geschätzter
54,686 corpus weight
- gewischt
gewischt
54,684 corpus weight
- Ghostwriter
Ghostwriter
54,682 corpus weight
- Glückspilz
Glückspilz
54,681 corpus weight
- Griesbach
Griesbach
54,679 corpus weight
- Grundton
Grundton
54,676 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Glückspilz” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glückspilz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlʏksˌpɪlt͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #45,320 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Glückspilz” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Glückspilz (IPA [ˈɡlʏksˌpɪlt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,320 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glückspilz, with forms such as "gglückspilz", "glcükspilz", and "gllückspilz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Glückspilz, spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-S-P-I-L-Z.
Definition
- 1jemand, dem ganz unerwartet oder sehr häufig Gutes widerfährt
- 2Parvenü, Emporkömmling
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- gglückspilz
- glcükspilz
- gllückspilz
- glücckspilz
- glückkspilz
- glückpsilz
- glücksiplz
- glückspillz
- glückspilzz
- glückspizl
- glückspliz
- glücksppilz
- glücksspilz
- glücskpilz
- glükcspilz
- gülckspilz
- lgückspilz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Glückspilz - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Glückspilz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
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.