glace

\ɡlas\

/\ɡlas\/ noun

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The verdict

“glace” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,954 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,954
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ou Eau à l’état solide.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

glace vs Glas
40% similar
glace vs glam
60% similar
glace vs glue
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for glace
PropertyValue
Headwordglace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlas\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,954
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glace” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). glace lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for glace is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡlas\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,954 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for glace, with forms such as "galce", "gglace", and "glacce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Glas", "glam", "glue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is glace, spelled G-L-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ou Eau à l’état solide.
  2. 2
    Zéro degré Celsius, température de l’eau qui gèle.
  3. 3
    Table de verre blanc de dimension quelconque et d'une égale épaisseur, dont les deux faces sont polies, et qui, au moyen de l’étain préparé appliqué sur une des faces, reflète fidèlement l’image des objets. En termes de miroiterie, un miroir est une glace de petite taille.
  4. 4
    Miroir portatif.
  5. 5
    Vitrage.
  6. 6
    Crème glacée, en général aromatisée aux fruits et servie à la fin d’un repas ou comme rafraîchissement.
  7. 7
    Préparation servant à napper, à réaliser le glaçage d’un mets, → voir demi-glace.
  8. 8
    Petite tache d’un diamant.
  9. 9
    Nom donné au XVIIIᵉ siècle à certains brocarts d’or ou d’argent d’aspect lisse comme un miroir.
  10. 10
    Aire elle-même, sur laquelle évoluent les joueurs de hockey.

Synonyms

miroirpsychétrumeauvitragevitrevitrinecrème glacéeice-creamsorbetgivruregelgivreréflecteurrétroviseurspéculum

This word in other languages

ice(English)hielo(Español)Eis(Deutsch)gelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: galce,gglace,glacce,glaec,glcae,gllace,lgace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glace - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

galce2gglace1glacce1glaec2glcae2gllace1lgace2
Edit distance from "glace"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glace"?
"glace" is spelled G-L-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlas\.
What does "glace" mean?
As a noun, "glace" means: ou Eau à l’état solide.
What words are commonly confused with "glace"?
"glace" is commonly confused with "Glas", "glam", "glue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glace" is \ɡlas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glace" come from?
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Using “glace”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-A-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡlas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Glas” - see the side-by-side comparison. glace vs Glas
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list