Glucose

[ɡluˈkoːzə]

/[ɡluˈkoːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Glucose” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,699
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traubenzucker

Corpus desk

Index DE-glucose · Glucose · German

Glucose · rank #34,699 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,699
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glossar

Nearest frequency peer: Glossar (-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 „Glucose“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Glucose“ 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).

Glucose vs Glukose
86% similar
Glucose vs Glücks
57% similar

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

Key facts for Glucose
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlucose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡluˈkoːzə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,699
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Glucose“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Glucoseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Glossar“ (#34,698), „Gläubigern“ (#34,700), „Gleichsetzung“ (#34,697). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glucose“ bei #34,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Glucose (IPA [ɡluˈkoːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,699 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Traubenzucker".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glucose, with forms such as "gglucose", "glcuose", and "gllucose". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Glukose", "Glücks", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Glucose, spelled G-L-U-C-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Traubenzucker

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alle süßen Früchte enthalten Glucose.
  2. „Glucose ist der Ausgangsstoff für die Biosynthese vieler anderer organischer Kohlenstoffverbindungen wie Stärke, Cellulose, Fette und Eiweiße.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

Fruktose

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglucose
  • glcuose
  • gllucose
  • gluccose
  • glucoes
  • glucosse
  • glucsoe
  • gluocse
  • gulcose
  • lgucose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gglucose1glcuose2gllucose1gluccose1glucoes2glucosse1glucsoe2gluocse2
Edit distance from "Glucose"

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 "Glucose"?
"Glucose" is spelled G-L-U-C-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡluˈkoːzə].
What does "Glucose" mean?
As a noun, "Glucose" means: Traubenzucker
What words are commonly confused with "Glucose"?
"Glucose" is commonly confused with "Glukose", "Glücks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Glucose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glucose" is [ɡluˈkoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glucose" come from?
"Glucose" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list