Glacis
[ɡlaˈsiː]
The verdict
“Glacis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufschüttung vor dem Graben einer Festungsanlage
Corpus desk
Index DE-glacis · Glacis · German
Glacis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Glacis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡlaˈsiː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glacis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Glacis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡlaˈsiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufschüttung vor dem Graben einer Festungsanlage".
Glacis has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Glacis, spelled G-L-A-C-I-S.
Definition
- 1Aufschüttung vor dem Graben einer Festungsanlage
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Glacis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Stadt Wien ist von einem Schutzwall aus Stadtmauer, Basteien und Glacis umgeben.
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.