glottique

\ɡlɔ.tik\

/\ɡlɔ.tik\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appartenant ou relatif à la glotte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-glottique · glottique · French

glottique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 glottique
PropertyValue
Headwordglottique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡlɔ.tik\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « glottique » en français

glottiquesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

No generated misspelling entries exist for glottique in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is glottique, spelled G-L-O-T-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appartenant ou relatif à la glotte.
  2. 2
    Qui se rapporte aux langues et à la linguistique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les nouveaux nés, du fait de leur récent séjour dans le liquide amniotique, ont naturellement le réflexe glottique qui leur permet de bloquer la respiration et de nager en apnée lors des expériences de bébé nageur.

This word in other languages

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 "glottique"?
"glottique" is spelled G-L-O-T-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlɔ.tik\.
What does "glottique" mean?
As an adjective, "glottique" means: Appartenant ou relatif à la glotte.
How do you pronounce "glottique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glottique" is \ɡlɔ.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glottique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list