rotglühend

[ˈʁoːtˌɡlyːənt]

/[ˈʁoːtˌɡlyːənt]/ adj

The verdict

“rotglühend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor Hitze rot leuchtend

Corpus desk

Index DE-rotgluhend · rotglühend · German

rotglühend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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.

Key facts for rotglühend
PropertyValue
Headwordrotglühend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁoːtˌɡlyːənt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rotglühend“ im Deutschen

rotglühendliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rotglühend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁoːtˌɡlyːənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor Hitze rot leuchtend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rotglühend, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rotglühend, spelled R-O-T-G-L-Ü-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor Hitze rot leuchtend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Schmied nahm das rotglühende Stück Eisen aus dem Ofen.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rotglühend"?
"rotglühend" is spelled R-O-T-G-L-Ü-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːtˌɡlyːənt].
What does "rotglühend" mean?
As an adjective, "rotglühend" means: vor Hitze rot leuchtend
How do you pronounce "rotglühend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rotglühend" is [ˈʁoːtˌɡlyːənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rotglühend" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list