Which to use
“glaces” and “Glas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,701
- “glaces” frequency rank
- #28,969
- “Glas” frequency rank
- 36670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glaces | Glas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de glace. | Verre, la matière (sans ou avec pluriel, cf. note et exemples). |
Same sound, different letters: glaces vs Glas
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: glaces vs Glas
This is the hard kind. glaces and Glas are pronounced identically (\ɡlas\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glaces is recorded at frequency rank #7,701, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡlas\. Glas is at rank #28,969, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɡlaːs\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36670, this pair ranks #267,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of glaces vs Glas
Shared letters: agls. Private to "glaces": ce. Private to "Glas": -.
"glaces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Glas" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "glaces" for "Glas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "glaces" vs "Glas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "glaces" / "Glas". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "glaces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Glas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glaces" and "Glas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Glas vs glue". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #267,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.