glacière

\ɡla.sjɛʁ\

/\ɡla.sjɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“glacière” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #30,625 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#30,625
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

glacière vs glaciers
75% similar
glacière vs glacée
63% similar
glacière vs glacier
75% similar

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

Key facts for glacière
PropertyValue
Headwordglacière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡla.sjɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,625
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glacière” 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). glacière 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 glacière is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡla.sjɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #30,625 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.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for glacière, with forms such as "galcière", "gglacière", and "glaccière". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "glaciers", "glacée", "glacier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is glacière, spelled G-L-A-C-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glacier.
  2. 2
    Grand creux fait en terre, ordinairement maçonné, voûté et recouvert de terre et de paille, dans lequel on conserve de la glace ou de la neige.
  3. 3
    Grand creux fait en terre, ordinairement maçonné, voûté et recouvert de terre et de paille, dans lequel on conserve de la glace ou de la neige.
  4. 4
    Meuble, avant l’invention des réfrigérateurs, utilisé pour garder au frais les aliments.
  5. 5
    Récipient isotherme portatif aux parois isolantes où l’on conserve des aliments, des boissons.
  6. 6
    Récipient isotherme portatif aux parois isolantes où l’on conserve des aliments, des boissons.
  7. 7
    Lieu ou personne qui évoque le froid d’une glacière.
  8. 8
    Celle qui prépare et vend des glaces, des sirops, des fruits glacés.

Synonyms

cooler

This word in other languages

icehouse(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: galcière,gglacière,glaccière,glaciere,glacirèe,glacièer,glacièrre,glacèire,glaicère,glcaière,gllacière,lgacière

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glacière - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

galcière2gglacière1glaccière1glaciere1glacirèe2glacièer2glacièrre1glacèire2
Edit distance from "glacière"

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 "glacière"?
"glacière" is spelled G-L-A-C-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡla.sjɛʁ\.
What does "glacière" mean?
As a noun, "glacière" means: Glacier.
What words are commonly confused with "glacière"?
"glacière" is commonly confused with "glaciers", "glacée", "glacier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glacière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glacière" is \ɡla.sjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glacière" come from?
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Using “glacière”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-A-C-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡla.sjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “glaciers” - see the side-by-side comparison. glacière vs glaciers
  • 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