Glücksspiele

[ˈɡlʏksˌʃpiːlə]

/[ˈɡlʏksˌʃpiːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glücksspiele” is uncommon German (frequency #79,240 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,240
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Glücksspiel

Key facts for Glücksspiele
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlücksspiele
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlʏksˌʃpiːlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#79,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Glücksspiele” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Glücksspiele lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glücksspiele is uncommon German at frequency #79,240 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlʏksˌʃpiːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Glücksspiele, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Glücksspiele, spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-S-S-P-I-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Glücksspiel
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Glücksspiel
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Glücksspiel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Glücksspiel

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Glücksspiele"?
"Glücksspiele" is spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-S-S-P-I-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlʏksˌʃpiːlə].
What does "Glücksspiele" mean?
As a noun, "Glücksspiele" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Glücksspiel
How do you pronounce "Glücksspiele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glücksspiele" is [ˈɡlʏksˌʃpiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glücksspiele" come from?
"Glücksspiele" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Glücksspiele”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-L-Ü-C-K-S-S-P-I-E-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡlʏksˌʃpiːlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list