Glocke
\ˈɡlɔkə\
The verdict
“Glocke” 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) - Cloche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-glocke · Glocke · French
Glocke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glocke |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡlɔkə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Glocke is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡlɔkə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Glocke, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Glocke, spelled G-L-O-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1Cloche.
- 2Sonnette.
- 3Tout ce qui rappelle la forme de cet instrument.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glocke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Glocken dieser Kirche werden nur zu besonderen Anlässen geläutet.
Mehrmals hatte die Glocke durchs ganze Haus gegellt. Pastor Wunderlich langte an, ein untersetzter alter Herr in langem, schwarzem Rock, mit gepudertem Haar und einem weißen, behaglich lustigen Gesicht, in dem ein Paar grauer, munterer Augen blinzelten.
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.