glänzend
\ˈɡlɛnt͡sn̩t\
The verdict
“glänzend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étincelant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-glanzend · glänzend · French
glänzend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glänzend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡlɛnt͡sn̩t\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « glänzend » en français
Rare enough to double-check
glänzend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡlɛnt͡sn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
glänzend has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is glänzend, spelled G-L-Ä-N-Z-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Étincelant.
- 2Brillant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how glänzend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bemerkenswert ist, daß der Lebenstrieb, der (im Männchen) zur Vermehrung der Spermatozoen führt, sich äußerlich in einem leuchtenden Gefieder, in glänzenden Schuppen, Hörnern, Geweihen, in der Mähne, im Gesang und in einer verschwenderischen Erscheinung ausdrückt.
Der Große Abendsegler ist eine der größten Fledermausarten Deutschlands und hat rostbraun glänzendes Fell.
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.