glissantes
\ɡli.sɑ̃t\
The verdict
“glissantes” is uncommon French (frequency #59,316 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,316
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de glissante.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glissantes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡli.sɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #59,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glissantes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
glissantes is uncommon French at frequency #59,316 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡli.sɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de glissante.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for glissantes, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is glissantes, spelled G-L-I-S-S-A-N-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de glissante.
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.
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Using “glissantes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-L-I-S-S-A-N-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.