Glückwunsch

[ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ]

/[ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glückwunsch” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,531
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gratulation zu einem besonderen Ereignis, zum Beispiel Geburtstag, Hochzeit oder Geburt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gluckwunsch · Glückwunsch · German

Glückwunsch · rank #3,531 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,531
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestartet

Nearest frequency peer: gestartet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Glückwunsch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Glückwunsch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Glückwunsch vs Glückwünsche
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Glückwunsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlückwunsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,531
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Glückwunsch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Glückwunschliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gestartet“ (#3,530), „Hafen“ (#3,532), „Geschäftsführer“ (#3,529). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glückwunsch“ bei #3,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Glückwunsch (IPA [ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,531 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gratulation zu einem besonderen Ereignis, zum Beispiel Geburtstag, Hochzeit oder Geburt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glückwunsch, with forms such as "gglückwunsch", "glcükwunsch", and "gllückwunsch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Glückwünsche", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Glückwunsch, spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-W-U-N-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gratulation zu einem besonderen Ereignis, zum Beispiel Geburtstag, Hochzeit oder Geburt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Glückwunsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die besten Glückwünsche zur Vermählung!
  2. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Das hast du ja wunderbar hinbekommen, jetzt ist der zweite Griff auch noch abgebrochen!

Synonyms

Gratulation

This word in other languages

congratulation(English)felicitación(Español)félicitations(Français)parabéns(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglückwunsch
  • glcükwunsch
  • gllückwunsch
  • glücckwunsch
  • glückkwunsch
  • glückuwnsch
  • glückwnusch
  • glückwuncsh
  • glückwunnsch
  • glückwunscch
  • glückwunschh
  • glückwunshc
  • glückwunssch
  • glückwusnch
  • glückwwunsch
  • glücwkunsch
  • glükcwunsch
  • gülckwunsch
  • lgückwunsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Glückwunsch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gglückwunsch1glcükwunsch2gllückwunsch1glücckwunsch1glückkwunsch1glückuwnsch2glückwnusch2glückwuncsh2
Edit distance from "Glückwunsch"

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 "Glückwunsch"?
"Glückwunsch" is spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-W-U-N-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ].
What does "Glückwunsch" mean?
As a noun, "Glückwunsch" means: Gratulation zu einem besonderen Ereignis, zum Beispiel Geburtstag, Hochzeit oder Geburt
What words are commonly confused with "Glückwunsch"?
"Glückwunsch" is commonly confused with "Glückwünsche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Glückwunsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glückwunsch" is [ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glückwunsch" come from?
"Glückwunsch" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Glückwunsch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entwickelte#3,517eigentliche#3,514Verbreitung#3,549Veränderung#3,551

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

gelegentlich19 variantsBraunschweig19 variantsLeidenschaft19 variantsVersicherung19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list