Glückwünschen

[ˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃn̩]

/[ˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Glückwünschen” is uncommon German (frequency #90,344 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,344
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Glückwunsch

Corpus desk

Index DE-gluckwunschen · Glückwünschen · German

Glückwünschen · rank #90,344 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,344
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH glücklichere

Nearest frequency peer: glücklichere (-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 „Glückwünschen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Glückwünschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glückwünschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlückwünschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#90,344
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glückwünschen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Glückwünschenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „glücklichere“ (#90,343), „Golm“ (#90,345), „gläserner“ (#90,342). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glückwünschen“ bei #90,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glückwünschen is uncommon German at frequency #90,344 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Glückwunsch".

Glückwünschen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Glückwünschen, spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-W-Ü-N-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Glückwünschen"?
"Glückwünschen" is spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-W-Ü-N-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃn̩].
What does "Glückwünschen" mean?
As a noun, "Glückwünschen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Glückwunsch
How do you pronounce "Glückwünschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glückwünschen" is [ˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glückwünschen" come from?
"Glückwünschen" 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 "Glückwünschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list