Glasnost
\ˈɡlas.nɔst\
The verdict
“Glasnost” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glasnost.
Corpus desk
Index FR-glasnost · Glasnost · French
Glasnost · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glasnost |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡlas.nɔst\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Glasnost is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡlas.nɔst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glasnost.".
Glasnost doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Glasnost, spelled G-L-A-S-N-O-S-T.
Definition
- 1Glasnost.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Glasnost appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch Glasnost wurde mehr Offenheit verlangt.
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.