verglacer

\vɛʁ.ɡla.se\

/\vɛʁ.ɡla.se\/ verb

The verdict

“verglacer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour l’eau, devenir du verglas.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verglacer · verglacer · French

verglacer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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.

Key facts for verglacer
PropertyValue
Headwordverglacer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vɛʁ.ɡla.se\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verglacer » en français

verglacern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verglacer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vɛʁ.ɡla.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verglacer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 verglacer, spelled V-E-R-G-L-A-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pour l’eau, devenir du verglas.
  2. 2
    Se couvrir de verglas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verglacer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — Voici les diamants du ciel, commenta Solstice en faisant mine de saisir des flocons à la volée. — Je n’aime pas la neige, dis-je mutine dans le seul but de le contrarier. Elle est froide, on glisse lorsqu’elle verglace. Le garçon se tourna vers moi, avec ce sourire espiègle qui contrastait avec la sagesse de son regard marine.
  2. La route est noire et dégagée, ce qui nous change de l’Angleterre, où l’on attendrait juste qu’elle verglace puis qu’elle finisse par fondre, tout en n’allant pas au travail et en se plaignant de l’incompétence des services publics.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verglacer"?
"verglacer" is spelled V-E-R-G-L-A-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁ.ɡla.se\.
What does "verglacer" mean?
As a verb, "verglacer" means: Pour l’eau, devenir du verglas.
How do you pronounce "verglacer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verglacer" is \vɛʁ.ɡla.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verglacer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list