glissaient

\ɡli.sɛ\

/\ɡli.sɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“glissaient” is uncommon French (frequency #96,969 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,969
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de glisser.

Key facts for glissaient
PropertyValue
Headwordglissaient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡli.sɛ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,969
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glissaient” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). glissaient lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glissaient is uncommon French at frequency #96,969 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡli.sɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de glisser.".

glissaient doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is glissaient, spelled G-L-I-S-S-A-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de glisser.

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 "glissaient"?
"glissaient" is spelled G-L-I-S-S-A-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡli.sɛ\.
What does "glissaient" mean?
As a verb, "glissaient" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de glisser.
How do you pronounce "glissaient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glissaient" is \ɡli.sɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glissaient" come from?
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Using “glissaient”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-I-S-S-A-I-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡli.sɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list