laisser de glace
\lɛ.se də ɡlas\
The verdict
“laisser de glace” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne pas provoquer de réaction.
Corpus desk
Index FR-laisser-de-glace · laisser de glace · French
laisser de glace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | laisser de glace |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \lɛ.se də ɡlas\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « laisser de glace » en français
Rare enough to double-check
laisser de glace is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lɛ.se də ɡlas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas provoquer de réaction.".
laisser de glace has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 laisser de glace, spelled L-A-I-S-S-E-R- -D-E- -G-L-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Ne pas provoquer de réaction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how laisser de glace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est une disparition qui n’a laissé personne de glace : en 2014, l’Islande voyait s’évanouir Okjökull, premier glacier à disparaître à cause du réchauffement climatique.
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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.