Weißglut

[ˈvaɪ̯sˌɡluːt]

/[ˈvaɪ̯sˌɡluːt]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Glut, die aufgrund sehr großer Hitze einen sehr hellen Schein hervorbringt

Corpus desk

Index DE-wei-glut · Weißglut · German

Weißglut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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 Weißglut
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeißglut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯sˌɡluːt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Weißglut” sits in German frequency

Weißglut falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Weißglut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯sˌɡluːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glut, die aufgrund sehr großer Hitze einen sehr hellen Schein hervorbringt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Weißglut, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Weißglut, spelled W-E-I-S-S-G-L-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glut, die aufgrund sehr großer Hitze einen sehr hellen Schein hervorbringt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Es war Weißglut, und aus dieser rasenden Glut wälzte sich ein Ton hervor, als schnurrten Räder.“

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Weißglut"?
"Weißglut" is spelled W-E-I-SS-G-L-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯sˌɡluːt].
What does "Weißglut" mean?
As a noun, "Weißglut" means: Glut, die aufgrund sehr großer Hitze einen sehr hellen Schein hervorbringt
How do you pronounce "Weißglut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weißglut" is [ˈvaɪ̯sˌɡluːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weißglut" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list