glaçon

\ɡla.sɔ̃\

/\ɡla.sɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“glaçon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,863
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-glacon · glaçon · French

glaçon · rank #36,863 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,863
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 194,371
  • PHOTO-FINISH Giulia

Nearest frequency peer: Giulia (-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 “glaçon”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “glaçon” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

glaçon vs glycol
50% similar
glaçon vs glaçons
86% similar
glaçon vs glace
50% similar

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

Key facts for glaçon
PropertyValue
Headwordglaçon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡla.sɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,863
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glaçon” 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). glaçon lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around glaçon (IPA \ɡla.sɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,863 among 194,371 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for glaçon, with forms such as "galçon", "gglaçon", and "glacon". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "glycol", "glaçons", "glace", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is glaçon, spelled G-L-A-Ç-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morceau de glace.
  2. 2
    Petit cube de glace destiné en particulier à être ajouté à une boisson pour la rafraichir.
  3. 3
    Colonne de glace créée par l’écoulement d’eau qui gèle.
  4. 4
    Se dit d’une personne dont l’abord est d’une grande froideur.
  5. 5
    Granule constitué de combustible de fusion solidifié à très basse température, qui est injecté à grande vitesse dans un plasma de fusion confiné par un champ magnétique, pour alimenter ce plasma en combustible ou pour en modifier les propriétés.

Synonyms

cube de glaceaiguillechandelle

This word in other languages

icicle(English)carámbano(Español)Eiszapfen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galçon
  • gglaçon
  • glacon
  • glaoçn
  • glaçno
  • glaçonn
  • gllaçon
  • glçaon
  • lgaçon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glaçon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

galçon2gglaçon1glacon1glaoçn2glaçno2glaçonn1gllaçon1glçaon2
Edit distance from "glaçon"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glaçon"?
"glaçon" is spelled G-L-A-Ç-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡla.sɔ̃\.
What does "glaçon" mean?
As a noun, "glaçon" means: Morceau de glace.
What words are commonly confused with "glaçon"?
"glaçon" is commonly confused with "glycol", "glaçons", "glace". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glaçon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glaçon" is \ɡla.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glaçon" come from?
"glaçon" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Giulia#36,862genius#36,861gosier#36,865hadith#36,873

Similar misspelling depth

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

hareng9 variantshargne9 variantsfouillée9 variantsdéposa9 variants
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