glissière de sécurité

\ɡli.sjɛʁ də se.ky.ʁi.te\

/\ɡli.sjɛʁ də se.ky.ʁi.te\/ noun

The verdict

“glissière de sécurité” 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) - Barrière généralement métallique disposée le long d’une voie de circulation routière pour amoindrir la gravité des accidents, en évitant notamment les sorties de route.

Key facts for glissière de sécurité
PropertyValue
Headwordglissière de sécurité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡli.sjɛʁ də se.ky.ʁi.te\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glissière de sécurité” sits in French frequency

glissière de sécurité 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

glissière de sécurité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡli.sjɛʁ də se.ky.ʁi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barrière généralement métallique disposée le long d’une voie de circulation routière pour amoindrir la gravité des accidents, en évitant notamment les sorties de route.".

No misspelling variants are generated for glissière de sécurité in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is glissière de sécurité, spelled G-L-I-S-S-I-È-R-E- -D-E- -S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barrière généralement métallique disposée le long d’une voie de circulation routière pour amoindrir la gravité des accidents, en évitant notamment les sorties de route.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glissière de sécurité"?
"glissière de sécurité" is spelled G-L-I-S-S-I-È-R-E- -D-E- -S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡli.sjɛʁ də se.ky.ʁi.te\.
What does "glissière de sécurité" mean?
As a noun, "glissière de sécurité" means: Barrière généralement métallique disposée le long d’une voie de circulation routière pour amoindrir la gravité des accidents, en évitant notamment les sorties de route.
How do you pronounce "glissière de sécurité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glissière de sécurité" is \ɡli.sjɛʁ də se.ky.ʁi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glissière de sécurité" come from?
"glissière de sécurité" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “glissière de sécurité”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-I-S-S-I-È-R-E- -D-E- -S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡli.sjɛʁ də se.ky.ʁi.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list