glockenspiel
glock·en·spiel/ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/noun
glockenspiel is spelled G-L-O-C-K-E-N-S-P-I-E-L: 12 letters and 3 syllables (glock·en·spiel). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glockenspiel means “A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glockenspiel is glockenspiels.
How many letters and syllables are in glockenspiel?
| Letters | 12: G-L-O-C-K-E-N-S-P-I-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: glock·en·spiel |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 glockenspiel?
Glockenspiel appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 glockenspiel?
- UK /ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl/
- US /ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/
- /ˈɡlɔk.n̩ˌʃpiːl/
Glockenspiel has 3 syllables, split glock·en·spiel in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-glockenspiel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glockenspiel
- glockenspiels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glockenspiel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glockenspiel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense musical instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carillon, jeu de timbres |
| German | Glockenspiel |
| Portuguese | campainha |
| Spanish | carillón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does glockenspiel come from?
From German Glockenspiel (literally “bells-set”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).