Glühwein

[ˈɡlyːˌvaɪ̯n]

/[ˈɡlyːˌvaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glühwein” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,631. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,631
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heiß gemachter, gewürzter Wein

Corpus desk

Index DE-gluhwein · Glühwein · German

Glühwein · rank #21,631 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,631
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gleichgesetzt

Nearest frequency peer: gleichgesetzt (-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 „Glühwein“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Glühwein“ 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).

Glühwein vs glühen
63% similar

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

Key facts for Glühwein
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlühwein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlyːˌvaɪ̯n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,631
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Glühwein“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gleichgesetzt“ (#21,630), „Gong“ (#21,632), „Glasfaser“ (#21,629). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glühwein“ bei #21,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Glühwein (IPA [ˈɡlyːˌvaɪ̯n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,631 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "heiß gemachter, gewürzter Wein".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glühwein, with forms such as "gglühwein", "glhüwein", and "gllühwein". 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, "glühen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Glühwein, spelled G-L-Ü-H-W-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    heiß gemachter, gewürzter Wein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt sind an den Verkaufsständen mit Glühwein meist die längsten Schlangen.
  2. „Sicher wäre es gut, wenn sie ihren Glühwein rasch bekäme, aber er kann ihn noch nicht bestellen, Frau von Teschow hat noch etwas auf dem Herzen.“

Synonyms

GewürzweinGlühmost

Antonyms

Grog

This word in other languages

vin chaud(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglühwein
  • glhüwein
  • gllühwein
  • glühewin
  • glühhwein
  • glühweinn
  • glühweni
  • glühwien
  • glühwwein
  • glüwhein
  • gülhwein
  • lgühwein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Glühwein - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gglühwein1glhüwein2gllühwein1glühewin2glühhwein1glühweinn1glühweni2glühwien2
Edit distance from "Glühwein"

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 "Glühwein"?
"Glühwein" is spelled G-L-Ü-H-W-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlyːˌvaɪ̯n].
What does "Glühwein" mean?
As a noun, "Glühwein" means: heiß gemachter, gewürzter Wein
What words are commonly confused with "Glühwein"?
"Glühwein" is commonly confused with "glühen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Glühwein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glühwein" is [ˈɡlyːˌvaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glühwein" come from?
"Glühwein" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flüstert#21,602flüchtig#21,600klettert#21,662Exponate#21,594

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Inbegriff12 variantsFinnische12 variantskostbare12 variantsleichtem12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list