glühen

/[ˈɡlyːən]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,571

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

glühen is aGermanverb. It means: vor Hitze in oranger bis rötlicher Farbe leuchten Pronounced [ˈɡlyːən]. Often confused with guten and glüht.

Key facts for glühen
PropertyValue
Headwordglühen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡlyːən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,571
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of glühen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for glühen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡlyːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,571 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for glühen, with forms such as "gglühen", "glhüen", and "gllühen". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "guten", "glüht", "Guben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is glühen, spelled G-L-Ü-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor Hitze in oranger bis rötlicher Farbe leuchten
  2. 2
    in oranger oder rötlicher Farbe leuchten
  3. 3
    Fieber haben, fiebern
  4. 4
    begeistert sein
  5. 5
    stark genutzt werden (beispielsweise Telefone, soziale Netzwerke)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gglühen,glhüen,gllühen,glüehn,glühenn,glühhen,glühne,gülhen,lgühen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for glühen

Misspelling Variants of "glühen"

gglühen7glhüen6gllühen7glüehn6glühenn7glühhen7glühne6gülhen6
Misspelling Variants of "glühen"

Frequency rank: #32,571 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glühen"?
"glühen" is spelled G-L-Ü-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlyːən].
What does "glühen" mean?
As a verb, "glühen" means: vor Hitze in oranger bis rötlicher Farbe leuchten
What words are commonly confused with "glühen"?
"glühen" is commonly confused with "guten", "glüht", "Guben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glühen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glühen" is [ˈɡlyːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glühen" come from?
"glühen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

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.