altuglas
\al.ty.ɡlas\
The verdict
“altuglas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Thermoplastique transparent composé de polyméthacrylate de méthyle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-altuglas · altuglas · French
altuglas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | altuglas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.ty.ɡlas\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « altuglas » en français
Rare enough to double-check
altuglas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.ty.ɡlas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Thermoplastique transparent composé de polyméthacrylate de méthyle.".
No misspelling variants are generated for altuglas in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is altuglas, spelled A-L-T-U-G-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1Thermoplastique transparent composé de polyméthacrylate de méthyle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how altuglas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le coin gauche de la pièce, il y a un grand fauteuil moderne, fait d’une gigantesque demi-sphère d’altuglas cerclée d’acier, posée sur un piétement de métal chromé.
En octobre 68, Gérard Fromanger installe, face à l’église de la rue d’Alésia, à Paris, des sculptures, sortes de grosses bulles en altuglas rouge, dans lesquelles se reflète, ondoyant et tournoyant, le spectacle de la rue.
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.