Glühbirne
\ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə\
The verdict
“Glühbirne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lampe à incandescence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gluhbirne · Glühbirne · French
Glühbirne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Glühbirne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Glühbirne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lampe à incandescence.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Glühbirne in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Glühbirne, spelled G-L-Ü-H-B-I-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1Lampe à incandescence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glühbirne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich muss diese Glühbirne auswechseln. Sie ist kaputt.
Eine Glühbirne verbraucht bei einer Leuchtdauer von drei Stunden am Tag jährlich Strom in Höhe von 21,02 Euro.
Antonyms
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.