glissement de terrain

\ɡlis.mɑ̃ də tɛ.ʁɛ̃\

/\ɡlis.mɑ̃ də tɛ.ʁɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Catastrophe naturelle par laquelle une partie du sol normalement stable glisse d’un seul coup le long d’une pente, occasionnant des dégâts.

Key facts for glissement de terrain
PropertyValue
Headwordglissement de terrain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlis.mɑ̃ də tɛ.ʁɛ̃\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glissement de terrain” sits in French frequency

glissement de terrain falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

glissement de terrain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlis.mɑ̃ də tɛ.ʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Catastrophe naturelle par laquelle une partie du sol normalement stable glisse d’un seul coup le long d’une pente, occasionnant des dégâts.".

glissement de terrain doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is glissement de terrain, spelled G-L-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -T-E-R-R-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Catastrophe naturelle par laquelle une partie du sol normalement stable glisse d’un seul coup le long d’une pente, occasionnant des dégâts.

This word in other languages

landslide(English)deslave(Español)Erdrutsch(Deutsch)

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 "glissement de terrain"?
"glissement de terrain" is spelled G-L-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -T-E-R-R-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlis.mɑ̃ də tɛ.ʁɛ̃\.
What does "glissement de terrain" mean?
As a noun, "glissement de terrain" means: Catastrophe naturelle par laquelle une partie du sol normalement stable glisse d’un seul coup le long d’une pente, occasionnant des dégâts.
How do you pronounce "glissement de terrain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glissement de terrain" is \ɡlis.mɑ̃ də tɛ.ʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glissement de terrain" come from?
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Using “glissement de terrain”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -T-E-R-R-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡlis.mɑ̃ də tɛ.ʁɛ̃\ (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
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