glacer

\ɡla.se\

/\ɡla.se\/ verb

The verdict

“glacer” is an uncommon French word, ranked #57,299 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#57,299
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Solidifier un liquide, en sorte qu’il passe à l’état de glace.

Key facts for glacer
PropertyValue
Headwordglacer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡla.se\
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glacer” 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). glacer 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 glacer is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡla.se\. Corpus data places it at rank #57,299 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

glacer has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 glacer, spelled G-L-A-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Solidifier un liquide, en sorte qu’il passe à l’état de glace.
  2. 2
    Pénétrer d’un froid très vif.
  3. 3
    Priver en partie ou entièrement de la chaleur naturelle.
  4. 4
    Déconcerter ; paralyser.
  5. 5
    Causer une émotion si forte que le mouvement du sang en est comme suspendu.
  6. 6
    Revêtir d’une couleur brillante et transparente une autre qui est déjà sèche et à laquelle on veut donner ainsi plus d’éclat, de vigueur.
  7. 7
    Couvrir de glaçage.
  8. 8
    Se solidifier en glace.

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); 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 "glacer"?
"glacer" is spelled G-L-A-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡla.se\.
What does "glacer" mean?
As a verb, "glacer" means: Solidifier un liquide, en sorte qu’il passe à l’état de glace.
How do you pronounce "glacer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glacer" is \ɡla.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glacer" come from?
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Using “glacer”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-A-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡla.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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