réglisse

/\ʁe.ɡlis\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,790

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

réglisse is aFrenchnoun. It means: Nom usuel de Glycyrrhiza glabra, plante herbacée de la famille des Fabacées (légumineuses) dont le rhizome est utilisé en pharmacie et en confiserie. Pronounced \ʁe.ɡlis\. Often confused with régressé and remplisse.

Key facts for réglisse
PropertyValue
Headwordréglisse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.ɡlis\
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,790
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of réglisse in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for réglisse is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.ɡlis\. Corpus data places it at rank #30,790 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for réglisse, with forms such as "reglisse", "rgélisse", and "rréglisse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "régressé", "remplisse", "réalise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is réglisse, spelled R-É-G-L-I-S-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom usuel de Glycyrrhiza glabra, plante herbacée de la famille des Fabacées (légumineuses) dont le rhizome est utilisé en pharmacie et en confiserie.
  2. 2
    Rhizome, racine de cette plante utilisée en bâton à mâcher ou en poudre.
  3. 3
    Suc de cette racine, qui se présente, une fois préparé, sous un aspect solide et noirâtre et offre une saveur un peu âcre.
  4. 4
    Terme pour désigner le crottin de chèvre ou de bouc.
  5. 5
    Couleur brun très sombre voire noire. #2D241E Voir la note sur les accords grammaticaux des noms de couleurs employés comme noms ou adjectifs.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: reglisse,rgélisse,rréglisse,régglisse,régilsse,réglise,réglises,régllisse,réglsise,rélgisse,érglisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for réglisse

Misspelling Variants of "réglisse"

reglisse8rgélisse8rréglisse9régglisse9régilsse8réglise7réglises8régllisse9
Misspelling Variants of "réglisse"

Frequency rank: #30,790 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réglisse"?
"réglisse" is spelled R-É-G-L-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ɡlis\.
What does "réglisse" mean?
As a noun, "réglisse" means: Nom usuel de Glycyrrhiza glabra, plante herbacée de la famille des Fabacées (légumineuses) dont le rhizome est utilisé en pharmacie et en confiserie.
What words are commonly confused with "réglisse"?
"réglisse" is commonly confused with "régressé", "remplisse", "réalise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réglisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réglisse" is \ʁe.ɡlis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réglisse" come from?
"réglisse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.