glow

\ɡləʊ\

/\ɡləʊ\/ verb

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The verdict

“glow” is uncommon French (frequency #53,980 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,980
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Briller.

Corpus desk

Index FR-glow · glow · French

glow · rank #53,980 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,980
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH girons

Nearest frequency peer: girons (-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 « glow »

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 « glow » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for glow
PropertyValue
Headwordglow
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡləʊ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,980
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « glow » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).glowtombe 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: « girons » (#53,979), « gommage » (#53,981), « Girondin » (#53,978). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « glow » est au #53,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glow is uncommon French at frequency #53,980 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡləʊ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for glow, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is glow, spelled G-L-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Briller.
  2. 2
    Brûler, être en feu.

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 "glow"?
"glow" is spelled G-L-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡləʊ\.
What does "glow" mean?
As a verb, "glow" means: Briller.
How do you pronounce "glow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glow" is \ɡləʊ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glow" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geai#53,973guru#53,991helm#54,002esse#53,938

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list