gloussement
\ɡlus.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“gloussement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cri de la poule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gloussement · gloussement · French
gloussement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gloussement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡlus.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gloussement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlus.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
gloussement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 gloussement, spelled G-L-O-U-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Cri de la poule.
- 2Cri humain semblable au cri de la poule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gloussement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des femmes qu’on chatouillait poussaient des cris, pareils à des gloussements de volaille.
Autrefois l'Adhuy était un riche domaine des Templiers; ce n'est plus aujourd'hui qu'une modeste ferme : ses granges encadrent la cour d'où montent l'odeur des fumiers et le gloussement des volatiles.
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.