Glühlampe
\ˈɡlyːlampə\
The verdict
“Glühlampe” 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) - Ampoule, lampe à incandescence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gluhlampe · Glühlampe · French
Glühlampe · 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 | Glühlampe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡlyːlampə\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Glühlampe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡlyːlampə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ampoule, lampe à incandescence.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Glühlampe, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Glühlampe, spelled G-L-Ü-H-L-A-M-P-E.
Definition
- 1Ampoule, lampe à incandescence.
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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.