glossème

\ɡlɔ.sɛm\

/\ɡlɔ.sɛm\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En glossématique, qualifie les formes minimales considérées comme invariants irréductibles sur les plans de l’expression et du contenu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-glosseme · glossème · French

glossème · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for glossème
PropertyValue
Headwordglossème
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlɔ.sɛm\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « glossème » en français

glossèmereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

glossème is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɔ.sɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for glossème in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is glossème, spelled G-L-O-S-S-È-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En glossématique, qualifie les formes minimales considérées comme invariants irréductibles sur les plans de l’expression et du contenu.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un mot rare dont l'usage s’accompagne d'une explication.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how glossème appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sapience pour sagesse n'est pas un glossème si ce n'est que par affectation d'archaïsme ; mais si c'est pour désigner la sagesse acquise par l'expérience, distinguée de la sagesse en général qui peut être un fond du caractère, cela en devient un.
  2. Fortitude, qui désigne le courage à endurer, à supporter les maux, par opposition au courage qui porte à entreprendre des actions périlleuses, est un pur glossème.

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 "glossème"?
"glossème" is spelled G-L-O-S-S-È-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlɔ.sɛm\.
What does "glossème" mean?
As a noun, "glossème" means: En glossématique, qualifie les formes minimales considérées comme invariants irréductibles sur les plans de l’expression et du contenu.
How do you pronounce "glossème"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glossème" is \ɡlɔ.sɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glossème" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list