glassen

/ˈɡlɑːsən/

//ˈɡlɑːsən// adj

"glassen" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“glassen” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Made of or consisting of glass.

Corpus desk

Index EN-glassen · glassen · English

glassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for glassen
PropertyValue
Headwordglassen
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɡlɑːsən/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “glassen” in English

glassensits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

glassen is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɡlɑːsən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

glassen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English glassen, glasen, from Old English glæsen (“made of glass”), from Proto-West Germanic *glasīn (“made of glass; glazen”). Equivalent to glass + -en (adjective suffix). Doublet of glazen. The correct English form is glassen, spelled G-L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Made of or consisting of glass.
  2. 2
    Resembling glass; glassy; glazed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how glassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. From the castle calls Ileana, Refrain (Looking) through the glassen windows, (Looking) through the glassen windows: […]
  2. But I had a glassen vessel, of a narrow neck, weighing 1354 grains: […]

Etymology

From Middle English glassen, glasen, from Old English glæsen (“made of glass”), from Proto-West Germanic *glasīn (“made of glass; glazen”). Equivalent to glass + -en (adjective suffix). Doublet of glazen.

Synonyms

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 "glassen"?
"glassen" is spelled G-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡlɑːsən/.
What does "glassen" mean?
As an adjective, "glassen" means: Made of or consisting of glass.
How do you pronounce "glassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glassen" is /ˈɡlɑːsən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "glassen"?
From Middle English glassen, glasen, from Old English glæsen (“made of glass”), from Proto-West Germanic *glasīn (“made of glass; glazen”). Equivalent to glass + -en (adjective suffix). Doublet of glazen. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list