gliome

\ɡli.jom\

/\ɡli.jom\/ noun

The verdict

“gliome” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tumeur de consistance gluante se développant à partir du tissu nerveux (ou tissu glial ou névroglie).

Corpus desk

Index FR-gliome · gliome · French

gliome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for gliome
PropertyValue
Headwordgliome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡli.jom\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gliome » en français

gliomesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gliome is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡli.jom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tumeur de consistance gluante se développant à partir du tissu nerveux (ou tissu glial ou névroglie).".

Zero misspellings are on record for gliome in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gliome, spelled G-L-I-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tumeur de consistance gluante se développant à partir du tissu nerveux (ou tissu glial ou névroglie).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De nombreuses recherches indiquent qu’une utilisation intensive du téléphone portable augmente le risque de gliome.
  2. Sa mère, dans son enfance, avait subi l’énucléation de l’œil droit également pour gliome.

Synonyms

tumeur gliale

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gliome"?
"gliome" is spelled G-L-I-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡli.jom\.
What does "gliome" mean?
As a noun, "gliome" means: Tumeur de consistance gluante se développant à partir du tissu nerveux (ou tissu glial ou névroglie).
How do you pronounce "gliome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gliome" is \ɡli.jom\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gliome" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list