glacé
/ˈɡlæseɪ/adjective, verb
glacé is spelled G-L-A-C-É: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glacé means “having a glossy surface” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glacé?
| Letters | 5: G-L-A-C-É |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glacé?
Glacé appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glacé?
- /ˈɡlæseɪ/
- /ɡlæˈseɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of glacé
- glacés present, singular, he/she/it
- glacéing participle, present
- glacéed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glacé mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
having a glossy surface
glacé silk
- 2
coated with sugar; candied or crystallised
verb
- 1
To give a glossy surface to; to glaze.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glacé come from?
Borrowed from French glacé, past participle of glacer (“to glaze or freeze”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).