glaber
The verdict
“glaber” is uncommon French (frequency #82,989 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,989
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Glabre, sans poil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-glaber · glaber · French
glaber · rank #82,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,989
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 194,371
- PHOTO-FINISH givrée
Nearest frequency peer: givrée (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “glaber”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Geddes
Geddes
17,016 corpus weight
- givrée
givrée
17,013 corpus weight
- glaber
glaber
17,012 corpus weight
- glyphes
glyphes
17,011 corpus weight
- gob
gob
17,010 corpus weight
- goulûment
goulûment
17,009 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “glaber” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glaber |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #82,989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glaber” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
glaber is uncommon French at frequency #82,989 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glabre, sans poil.".
glaber has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is glaber, spelled G-L-A-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Glabre, sans poil.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "glaber", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.