glycémie

\ɡli.se.mi\

/\ɡli.se.mi\/ noun

The verdict

“glycémie” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,105
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Taux de glucose dans le sang.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

glycémie vs glycérine
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for glycémie
PropertyValue
Headwordglycémie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡli.se.mi\
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,105
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glycémie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). glycémie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around glycémie (IPA \ɡli.se.mi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,105 among 194,371 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Taux de glucose dans le sang.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for glycémie, with forms such as "gglycémie", "glcyémie", and "gllycémie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "glycérine", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 glycémie, spelled G-L-Y-C-É-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Taux de glucose dans le sang.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglycémie
  • glcyémie
  • gllycémie
  • glyccémie
  • glycemie
  • glycméie
  • glycéime
  • glycémei
  • glycémmie
  • glyycémie
  • glyécmie
  • gylcémie
  • lgycémie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glycémie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gglycémie1glcyémie2gllycémie1glyccémie1glycemie1glycméie2glycéime2glycémei2
Edit distance from "glycémie"

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 "glycémie"?
"glycémie" is spelled G-L-Y-C-É-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡli.se.mi\.
What does "glycémie" mean?
As a noun, "glycémie" means: Taux de glucose dans le sang.
What words are commonly confused with "glycémie"?
"glycémie" is commonly confused with "glycérine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glycémie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glycémie" is \ɡli.se.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glycémie" come from?
"glycémie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “glycémie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-Y-C-É-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡli.se.mi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “glycérine” - see the side-by-side comparison. glycémie vs glycérine
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list