interglaciaire
\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ɡla.sjɛʁ\
The verdict
“interglaciaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui occupe l’intervalle entre deux périodes glaciaires.
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Index FR-interglaciaire · interglaciaire · French
interglaciaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | interglaciaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ɡla.sjɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
interglaciaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ɡla.sjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui occupe l’intervalle entre deux périodes glaciaires.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for interglaciaire in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is interglaciaire, spelled I-N-T-E-R-G-L-A-C-I-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui occupe l’intervalle entre deux périodes glaciaires.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how interglaciaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chaque période interglaciaire amène un adoucissement du climat, qui prend le type froid et sec ou bien doux et humide.
This word in other languages
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