glühend
\ˈɡlyːənt\
The verdict
“glühend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brûlant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gluhend · glühend · French
glühend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | glühend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡlyːənt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
glühend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡlyːənt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brûlant.".
glühend has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is glühend, spelled G-L-Ü-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Brûlant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how glühend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Schluck Wasser benetzte meinen glühenden Mund; ein einziger, der aber genügte, das entfliehende Leben mir wieder zu geben.
(...) der Kinderfinger (Balzacs) zog wohl ungelenk auf der Landkarte, von der Frankreich wie ein überströmender Fluß allmählich über Europa schwoll, den Märschen der napoleonischen Soldaten nach, (..., über den Schnee nach Rußland, über das Meer vor Gibraltar hin, wo die Engländer mit glühenden Kanonenkugeln die Flottille in Brand schossen.
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