glaneur
\ɡla.nœʁ\
The verdict
“glaneur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui glane.
Corpus desk
Index FR-glaneur · glaneur · French
glaneur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glaneur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡla.nœʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
glaneur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡla.nœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui glane.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for glaneur, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is glaneur, spelled G-L-A-N-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Celui qui glane.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how glaneur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sa barbe était d'argent comme un ruisseau d'avril. Sa gerbe n'était point avare ni haineuse ; Quand il voyait passer quelque pauvre glaneuse: - Laissez tomber exprès des épis, disait-il.
[…] — cette même bonne fée […] qui essuie les larmes, guérit la douleur de la petite glaneuse dont une épine a blessé le pied nu.
This word in other languages
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.