Gleichschaltung
noun
Gleichschaltung is spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-S-C-H-A-L-T-U-N-G: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gleichschaltung means “The forced standardization of political and social institutions under an authoritarian regime, originally with reference to Nazi Germany” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Gleichschaltung is Gleichschaltungs.
How many letters and syllables are in Gleichschaltung?
| Letters | 15: G-L-E-I-C-H-S-C-H-A-L-T-U-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Gleichschaltung?
Gleichschaltung appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
Forms of Gleichschaltung
- Gleichschaltungs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gleichschaltung mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The forced standardization of political and social institutions under an authoritarian regime, originally with reference to Nazi Germany.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Gleichschaltung come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German Gleichschaltung (“synchronisation”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).