glaire

\ɡlɛʁ\

/\ɡlɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“glaire” is an uncommon French word, ranked #75,729 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#75,729
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Blanc d’œuf non cuit.

Key facts for glaire
PropertyValue
Headwordglaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glaire” 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). glaire 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 glaire is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡlɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #75,729 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for glaire in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is glaire, spelled G-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blanc d’œuf non cuit.
  2. 2
    Liquide visqueux, inodore, filant comme du blanc d’œuf, sécrété par les muqueuses dans certaines affections.

This word in other languages

glair(English)Eiweiß(Deutsch)

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 "glaire"?
"glaire" is spelled G-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlɛʁ\.
What does "glaire" mean?
As a noun, "glaire" means: Blanc d’œuf non cuit.
How do you pronounce "glaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glaire" is \ɡlɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glaire" come from?
"glaire" 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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Using “glaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡlɛʁ\ (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