glai

\ɡlɛ\

/\ɡlɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“glai” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glaïeul

Corpus desk

Index FR-glai · glai · French

glai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for glai
PropertyValue
Headwordglai
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlɛ\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « glai » en français

glaireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glai is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glaïeul".

No generated misspelling entries exist for glai in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 glai, spelled G-L-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glaïeul

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Que j'aime ce marais paisible ! Il est tout bordé d'aliziers, D'aunes, de saules et d'osiers, À qui le fer n'est point nuisible. Les nymphes, y cherchant le frais, S'y viennent fournir de quenouilles. De pipeaux, de joncs et de glais; Où l'on voit sauter les grenouilles Qui de frayeur s'y vont cacher, Sitôt qu'on veut s'en approcher…
  2. Mais de tout ce monde-là, ce qui m’engageait le plus, c’était la fleur des « glais ». C’est une grande plante qui croît au bord des eaux par grosses touffes, avec de longues feuilles cultriformes et de belles fleurs jaunes qui se dressent en l’air comme des hallebardes d’or. Il est à croire même que les fleurs de lis d’or, armes de France et de Provence,…

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glai"?
"glai" is spelled G-L-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlɛ\.
What does "glai" mean?
As a noun, "glai" means: Glaïeul
How do you pronounce "glai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glai" is \ɡlɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glai" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list