glatt
/ɡlæt/adjective
glatt is spelled G-L-A-T-T: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glatt means “Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its lungs; only meat from a glatt animal can be kosher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glatt?
| Letters | 5: G-L-A-T-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glatt?
Glatt appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glatt?
- /ɡlæt/
Glatt has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glatt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does glatt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its lungs; only meat from a glatt animal can be kosher.
- 2
Having no ingredients from animals that are not glatt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glatt come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish גלאַט (glat, “smooth”). Doublet of glad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).