glacis

\ɡla.si\

/\ɡla.si\/ noun

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The verdict

“glacis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,786
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Talus, pente douce et unie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-glacis · glacis · French

glacis · rank #40,786 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,786
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH glaciaires

Nearest frequency peer: glaciaires (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « glacis »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « glacis » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

glacis vs Glas
50% similar
glacis vs glass
67% similar
glacis vs grâces
50% similar

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

Key facts for glacis
PropertyValue
Headwordglacis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡla.si\
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,786
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « glacis »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.glacisse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « glaciaires » (#40,785), « godet » (#40,787), « Giroux » (#40,784). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « glacis » est au #40,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around glacis (IPA \ɡla.si\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,786 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for glacis, with forms such as "galcis", "gglacis", and "glaccis". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Glas", "glass", "grâces", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is glacis, spelled G-L-A-C-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Talus, pente douce et unie.
  2. 2
    Pente douce qui part de la crête du chemin couvert et se perd dans la campagne.
  3. 3
    Surface lisse en pente.
  4. 4
    Blindage supérieur avant d’un char d’assaut, incliné afin d’améliorer sa résistance à la pénétration.
  5. 5
    Espace-tampon ménagé par une puissance autour de ses frontières par le contrôle de régions, voire de pays, limitrophes, afin d’optimiser la défense de son territoire.
  6. 6
    Rangée de points qui fixent la doublure sur une étoffe et l’empêchent de plisser.
  7. 7
    Couleurs légères et transparentes que les peintres appliquent quelquefois sur les couleurs déjà sèches d’un tableau pour leur donner plus d’éclat, de vigueur, de brillant, etc.
  8. 8
    Apparence.
  9. 9
    Enduit étanche permettant l’écoulement de l'eau.
  10. 10
    Contenu d’un verre, verrée, rasade.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Glacis de corniche : Pente qu’on donne à la surface supérieure d’une cimaise pour faciliter l’écoulement des eaux.
  2. Il y avait toujours les mêmes plantes de jonc dans la cour et la mare entourée de saules était restée pareille, sauf qu’on avait fait un glacis de pierres d’un côté pour que les bêtes puissent aller boire plus aisément.

This word in other languages

glacis(English)glacis(Español)Glacis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galcis
  • gglacis
  • glaccis
  • glaciss
  • glacsi
  • glaics
  • glcais
  • gllacis
  • lgacis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glacis - 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.

galcis2gglacis1glaccis1glaciss1glacsi2glaics2glcais2gllacis1
Edit distance from "glacis"

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 "glacis"?
"glacis" is spelled G-L-A-C-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡla.si\.
What does "glacis" mean?
As a noun, "glacis" means: Talus, pente douce et unie.
What words are commonly confused with "glacis"?
"glacis" is commonly confused with "Glas", "glass", "grâces". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glacis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glacis" is \ɡla.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glacis" come from?
"glacis" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "glacis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Giroux#40,784Halimi#40,795Harlan#40,796foulon#40,772

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Huppert9 variantsHuxley9 variantsfilaire9 variantsennuyait9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list