glane

\ɡlan\

/\ɡlan\/ noun

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The verdict

“glane” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,111. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,111
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poignée d’épis que l’on ramasse dans le champ après que la moisson en a été emportée, ou que les gerbes sont liées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-glane · glane · French

glane · rank #49,111 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,111
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerson

Nearest frequency peer: Gerson (-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 « glane »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « glane » 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).

glane vs gran
60% similar
glane vs gone
60% similar
glane vs Glas
40% similar

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

Key facts for glane
PropertyValue
Headwordglane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlan\
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,111
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « glane »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Gerson » (#49,110), « glycol » (#49,112), « Geert » (#49,109). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « glane » est au #49,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around glane (IPA \ɡlan\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,111 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for glane, with forms such as "galne", "gglane", and "glaen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gran", "gone", "Glas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is glane, spelled G-L-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poignée d’épis que l’on ramasse dans le champ après que la moisson en a été emportée, ou que les gerbes sont liées.
  2. 2
    Action de ramasser ces épis.
  3. 3
    Droit de glaner dans un champ.
  4. 4
    Petit faisceau de brins de paille liés ensemble ou tordus pour servir de soutien à quelque chose. Torche.
  5. 5
    Plusieurs petites poires qui sont rangées les unes à côté des autres sur une même branche.
  6. 6
    Plusieurs oignons disposés en chapelet sur une torche ou corde de paille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette chambre était encombrée de différentes choses : au plafond pendaient des glanes de maïs ; dans les encoignures, étaient entassés des sacs d’avoine.
  2. Faut nous emmalheurer, crier la faim, le bourgeois des Aigues et sa femme voudront nous faire du bien, et vous en tirerez mieux que des glanes…

This word in other languages

Nachlese(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galne
  • gglane
  • glaen
  • glanne
  • gllane
  • glnae
  • lgane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

galne2gglane1glaen2glanne1gllane1glnae2lgane2
Edit distance from "glane"

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 "glane"?
"glane" is spelled G-L-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlan\.
What does "glane" mean?
As a noun, "glane" means: Poignée d’épis que l’on ramasse dans le champ après que la moisson en a été emportée, ou que les gerbes sont liées.
What words are commonly confused with "glane"?
"glane" is commonly confused with "gran", "gone", "Glas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glane" is \ɡlan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glane" come from?
"glane" 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 "glane", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Geert#49,109Hatem#49,123hummm#49,134Ilona#49,141

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fouets7 variantsfange7 variantsEspaña7 variantsleste7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list