glottisme

\glɔ.tism\

/\glɔ.tism\/ noun

The verdict

“glottisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Fellation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-glottisme · glottisme · French

glottisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 glottisme
PropertyValue
Headwordglottisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\glɔ.tism\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « glottisme » en français

glottismesiège 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

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

No misspelling variants are generated for glottisme in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is glottisme, spelled G-L-O-T-T-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fellation.
  2. 2
    Cunnilingus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ici gît le corps délicat de Lydé, petite colombe, la plus joyeuse de toutes les courtisanes, qui plus que toute autre aima les orgies, les cheveux flottants, les danses molles et les tuniques d’hyacinthe. Plus que toute autre, elle aima les glottismes savoureux, les caresses sur la joue, les jeux que la lampe voit seule et l’amour qui brise les membres.
  2. Plus tard, elle entrait au Didascalion, grand monument-école situé derrière le temple, et où les petites filles apprenaient en sept classes la théorie et la méthode de tous les arts érotiques : le regard, l’étreinte, les mouvements du corps, les complications de la caresse, les procédés secrets de la morsure, du glottisme et du baiser.

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 "glottisme"?
"glottisme" is spelled G-L-O-T-T-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \glɔ.tism\.
What does "glottisme" mean?
As a noun, "glottisme" means: Fellation.
How do you pronounce "glottisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glottisme" is \glɔ.tism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glottisme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list