Glücksritter
[ˈɡlʏksˌʁɪtɐ]
The verdict
“Glücksritter” is uncommon German (frequency #79,239 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,239
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der sich bei seinem Handeln einfach nur auf sein Glück verlässt
Corpus desk
Index DE-glucksritter · Glücksritter · German
Glücksritter · rank #79,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,239
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Glimmer
Nearest frequency peer: Glimmer (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Glücksritter“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- gleichgesch…
gleichgeschlechtlicher
20,765 corpus weight
- Gleichmache…
Gleichmacherei
20,764 corpus weight
- Glimmer
Glimmer
20,763 corpus weight
- Glücksritter
Glücksritter
20,762 corpus weight
- Glücksspiele
Glücksspiele
20,761 corpus weight
- Gneis
Gneis
20,760 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Glücksritter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glücksritter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlʏksˌʁɪtɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #79,239 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glücksritter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Glücksritter is uncommon German at frequency #79,239 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlʏksˌʁɪtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der sich bei seinem Handeln einfach nur auf sein Glück verlässt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Glücksritter, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Glücksritter, spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-S-R-I-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der sich bei seinem Handeln einfach nur auf sein Glück verlässt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glücksritter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Glücksritter und Spekulanten nehmen unter dem Schutz des Militärs nun verlassene Landgüter, Geschäfte und Häuser in Besitz.“
„Einer dieser Glückritter war der französische Dichter Arthur Rimbaud, berüchtigt für hemmungslosen Freiheitsdrang, Drogenkonsum und sexuelle Eskapaden.“
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); 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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