glie
\ɡli\
The verdict
“glie” 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) - Cellule du système nerveux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-glie · glie · French
glie · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡli\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
glie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡli\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for glie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is glie, spelled G-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1Cellule du système nerveux.
- 2Ensemble de ces cellules, constituant le tissu de soutien, d’alimentation, de défense et d’entretien des neurones.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how glie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les cellules de la névroglie, que d'ordinaire on appelle simplement cellules gliales ou glie, sont complètement différentes des cellules nerveuses.
Synonyms
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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.