glace

[ɡlas]

/[ɡlas]/ noun

The verdict

“glace” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eiscreme, Eis, Speiseeis

Corpus desk

Index DE-glace · glace · German

glace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for glace
PropertyValue
Headwordglace
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡlas]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „glace“ im Deutschen

glacesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glace is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡlas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for glace, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is glace, spelled G-L-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eiscreme, Eis, Speiseeis
  2. 2
    Spiegel

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glace"?
"glace" is spelled G-L-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡlas].
What does "glace" mean?
As a noun, "glace" means: Eiscreme, Eis, Speiseeis
How do you pronounce "glace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glace" is [ɡlas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glace" come from?
"glace" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list