glideslope
/ˈɡlaɪdˌsloʊp/noun
glideslope is spelled G-L-I-D-E-S-L-O-P-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glideslope means “The portion of an instrument landing system which provides vertical guidance to an aircraft during an approach to landing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glideslope is glideslopes.
How many letters and syllables are in glideslope?
| Letters | 10: G-L-I-D-E-S-L-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 glideslope?
Glideslope appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 glideslope?
- /ˈɡlaɪdˌsloʊp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of glideslope
- glideslopes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glideslope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The portion of an instrument landing system which provides vertical guidance to an aircraft during an approach to landing.
- 2
The vertical descent profile produced by the ILS glideslope transmitters.
Staying on the glideslope is vitally important for a safe, stabilized approach and landing.
- 3
The approach path of an aircraft as it comes in to land.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glideslope come from?
Compound of glide + slope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).