gloutons

\ɡlu.tɔ̃\

/\ɡlu.tɔ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“gloutons” is uncommon French (frequency #95,961 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,961
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de glouton.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gloutons · gloutons · French

gloutons · rank #95,961 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,961
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glandu

Nearest frequency peer: Glandu (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « gloutons »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « gloutons » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gloutons
PropertyValue
Headwordgloutons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡlu.tɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gloutons » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gloutonstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Glandu » (#95,960), « girolles » (#95,959), « goudronné » (#95,964). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gloutons » est au #95,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gloutons is uncommon French at frequency #95,961 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡlu.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de glouton.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gloutons in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gloutons, spelled G-L-O-U-T-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de glouton.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Deux choses l’irritaient seulement : il manquait de femmes, et la nourriture des restaurants à dix-huit sous n'apaisait pas les appétits gloutons de son estomac.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gloutons"?
"gloutons" is spelled G-L-O-U-T-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlu.tɔ̃\.
What does "gloutons" mean?
As an adjective, "gloutons" means: Masculin pluriel de glouton.
How do you pronounce "gloutons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gloutons" is \ɡlu.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gloutons" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gloutons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list