# glacier

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡlæs.jə/ · frequency rank #13,358

## Definitions
1. A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
2. An area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.
3. Something that moves very slowly

## Etymology
Borrowed from French glacier, from Franco-Provençal gllaciér, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium, a derivative of Latin glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. First attested in English in 1744 per the OED.

## Easily confused with
- **Gracie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glacier-vs-gracie)
- **glazer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glacier-vs-glazer)
- **glacial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glacial-vs-glacier)

## Common misspellings (10)
`galcier`, `gglacier`, `glaccier`, `glaceir`, `glacierr`, `glacire`, `glaicer`, `glcaier`, `gllacier`, `lgacier`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/glacier