Interglazial
[ˌɪntɐɡlaˈt͡si̯aːl]
The verdict
“Interglazial” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine erdgeschichtliche Periode zwischen zwei Eiszeiten mit höheren Temperaturen
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Index DE-interglazial · Interglazial · German
Interglazial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Interglazial |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌɪntɐɡlaˈt͡si̯aːl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Interglazial“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Interglazial is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɪntɐɡlaˈt͡si̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine erdgeschichtliche Periode zwischen zwei Eiszeiten mit höheren Temperaturen".
Interglazial has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Interglazial, spelled I-N-T-E-R-G-L-A-Z-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1eine erdgeschichtliche Periode zwischen zwei Eiszeiten mit höheren Temperaturen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Interglazial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn sich die Eismassen, über einen längeren Zeitraum betrachtet, verringern, sich also das Volumen verkleinert und die Eisränder abschmelzen, spricht man von einem Interglazial. Ein Interglazial liegt immer zwischen zwei Glazialen.
Die vertikale Durchmischung des Ozeans erfolgt in Glazialen rascher als in Interglazialen; die Mischung der Isotopenänderungen verläuft im Ozean 10mal rascher als Isotopenschwankungen zwischen Glazial und Interglazial eintreten.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.