gloses
\ɡlɔz\
The verdict
“gloses” is uncommon French (frequency #84,838 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,838
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de glose.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gloses |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡlɔz\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #84,838 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gloses” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gloses is uncommon French at frequency #84,838 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɔz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de glose.".
Zero misspellings are on record for gloses in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gloses, spelled G-L-O-S-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de glose.
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 “gloses”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-L-O-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡlɔz\ (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.