fermeture à glissière

\fɛʁ.mə.ty.ʁ‿a.ɡli.sjɛʁ\

/\fɛʁ.mə.ty.ʁ‿a.ɡli.sjɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositif de fermeture plus connu sous le nom de fermeture Éclair.

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Index FR-fermeture-a-glissiere · fermeture à glissière · French

fermeture à glissière · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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 fermeture à glissière
PropertyValue
Headwordfermeture à glissière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛʁ.mə.ty.ʁ‿a.ɡli.sjɛʁ\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fermeture à glissière » en français

fermeture à glissièren'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

fermeture à glissière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛʁ.mə.ty.ʁ‿a.ɡli.sjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dispositif de fermeture plus connu sous le nom de fermeture Éclair.".

fermeture à glissière has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 fermeture à glissière, spelled F-E-R-M-E-T-U-R-E- -À- -G-L-I-S-S-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dispositif de fermeture plus connu sous le nom de fermeture Éclair.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fermeture à glissière est un moyen rapide d'assembler deux parties d'un vêtement.
  2. Nous venons de voir que, chez le poulet, la fermeture du tube neural commence au niveau du cerveau moyen et s'étend de là, vers l'avant et vers l'arrière, à la manière d'une fermeture à glissière.

Synonyms

fermeture Éclairfermeture à crémaillèrezip

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 "fermeture à glissière"?
"fermeture à glissière" is spelled F-E-R-M-E-T-U-R-E- -À- -G-L-I-S-S-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ.mə.ty.ʁ‿a.ɡli.sjɛʁ\.
What does "fermeture à glissière" mean?
As a noun, "fermeture à glissière" means: Dispositif de fermeture plus connu sous le nom de fermeture Éclair.
How do you pronounce "fermeture à glissière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fermeture à glissière" is \fɛʁ.mə.ty.ʁ‿a.ɡli.sjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list