armoire à glace

\aʁ.mwa.ʁ‿a ɡlas\

/\aʁ.mwa.ʁ‿a ɡlas\/ noun

The verdict

“armoire à glace” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Armoire comportant un miroir sur sa ou ses portes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-armoire-a-glace · armoire à glace · French

armoire à glace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for armoire à glace
PropertyValue
Headwordarmoire à glace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aʁ.mwa.ʁ‿a ɡlas\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « armoire à glace » en français

armoire à glacen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

armoire à glace is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʁ.mwa.ʁ‿a ɡlas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for armoire à glace in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 armoire à glace, spelled A-R-M-O-I-R-E- -À- -G-L-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Armoire comportant un miroir sur sa ou ses portes.
  2. 2
    Personne à la carrure imposante, douée d’une très grande force.
  3. 3
    Sac à dos des fantassins de la Première Guerre mondiale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Leuwen remarqua que madame d’Hocquincourt, occupée de l’effet d’une attitude charmante, qu’elle regardait dans une armoire à glace voisine, cessait de le tourmenter sur madame de Chasteller.
  2. Sur un papier rayé, quelque peu moisi, se détachait une armoire à glace, très lourde, en acajou ardent ;

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "armoire à glace"?
"armoire à glace" is spelled A-R-M-O-I-R-E- -À- -G-L-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.mwa.ʁ‿a ɡlas\.
What does "armoire à glace" mean?
As a noun, "armoire à glace" means: Armoire comportant un miroir sur sa ou ses portes.
How do you pronounce "armoire à glace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armoire à glace" is \aʁ.mwa.ʁ‿a ɡlas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "armoire à glace" come from?
"armoire à glace" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list