Glühlampen

[ˈɡlyːˌlampn̩]

/[ˈɡlyːˌlampn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glühlampen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,366 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,366
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gluhlampen · Glühlampen · German

Glühlampen · rank #51,366 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,366
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH glitzern

Nearest frequency peer: glitzern (-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 „Glühlampen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glühlampen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlühlampen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlyːˌlampn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,366
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glühlampen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Glühlampenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „glitzern“ (#51,365), „Goten“ (#51,367), „Gewässers“ (#51,363). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glühlampen“ bei #51,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glühlampen is uncommon German at frequency #51,366 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlyːˌlampn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Glühlampen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Glühlampen, spelled G-L-Ü-H-L-A-M-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Glühlampe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Glühlampe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Glühlampe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Glühlampe

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 "Glühlampen"?
"Glühlampen" is spelled G-L-Ü-H-L-A-M-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlyːˌlampn̩].
What does "Glühlampen" mean?
As a noun, "Glühlampen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Glühlampe
How do you pronounce "Glühlampen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glühlampen" is [ˈɡlyːˌlampn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glühlampen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grandioses#51,369gewordener#51,362Grundfarbe#51,372Grünanlage#51,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list