glacis
/ˈɡleɪsɪs/
"glacis" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“glacis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A gentle incline.
Corpus desk
Index EN-glacis · glacis · English
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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡleɪsɪs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “glacis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
glacis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡleɪsɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for glacis in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French glacis (“slippery surface”), derived from Old French glacier (“to glide; freeze”), the former from Latin glaciāre (“to freeze”), from glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. Cognates * Medieval Latin glatia (“incline in front of a fortifi… The correct English form is glacis, spelled G-L-A-C-I-S.
Definition
- 1A gentle incline.
- 2A gentle incline.
- 3A gentle incline.
- 4A gentle incline.
- 5A gentle incline.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how glacis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The foam of these great ruins mounts in an instant to the ridge of the sand glacis, swiftly fleets back again, and is met and buried by the next breaker.
[T]ook his place with solemn / Air 'midst the rest, who kept their valiant faces / And levelled weapons still against the glacis.
Etymology
Borrowed from French glacis (“slippery surface”), derived from Old French glacier (“to glide; freeze”), the former from Latin glaciāre (“to freeze”), from glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. Cognates * Medieval Latin glatia (“incline in front of a fortification”)
This word in other languages
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.