cube de glace

\kyb də ɡlas\

/\kyb də ɡlas\/ noun

The verdict

“cube de 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
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Glaçon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cube-de-glace · cube de glace · French

cube de glace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cube de glace
PropertyValue
Headwordcube de glace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kyb də ɡlas\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cube de glace” sits in French frequency

cube de glace falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cube de glace is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kyb də ɡlas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glaçon.".

cube de glace has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is cube de glace, spelled C-U-B-E- -D-E- -G-L-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glaçon.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cube de glace"?
"cube de glace" is spelled C-U-B-E- -D-E- -G-L-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kyb də ɡlas\.
What does "cube de glace" mean?
As a noun, "cube de glace" means: Glaçon.
How do you pronounce "cube de glace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cube de glace" is \kyb də ɡlas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cube de glace" come from?
"cube de 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list