glissade
/ɡlɪˈseɪd/noun, verb
glissade is spelled G-L-I-S-S-A-D-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. 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, glissade means “A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glissade is glissades.
How many letters and syllables are in glissade?
| Letters | 8: G-L-I-S-S-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is glissade?
Glissade 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 glissade?
- US /ɡlɪˈseɪd/
- UK /ɡlɪˈsaːd/
Glissade has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glissade.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with glissade?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as glissade from its last stressed vowel (/eɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of glissade
- glissades plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- glissading participle, present
- glissaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glissade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
- 2
A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position.
- 3
A move in some dances such as the galop.
- 4
A fencing move that may disarm the opponent.
verb
- 1
To perform a glissade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glissade come from?
Borrowed from French glissade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).