Which to use
“glacis” and “glands” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,786
- “glacis” frequency rank
- #30,628
- “glands” frequency rank
- 71414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glacis | glands |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Talus, pente douce et unie. | Pluriel de gland. |
Where the eye mixes glacis and glands
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. glacis (CCVCVC) and glands (CCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses glacis with glands
A purely visual mix-up. glacis (\ɡla.si\) and glands (\ɡlɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glacis is recorded at frequency rank #40,786, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡla.si\. glands is at rank #30,628, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡlɑ̃\.
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 71414, this pair ranks #47,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of glacis vs glands
Shared letters: agls. Private to "glacis": ci. Private to "glands": dn.
"glacis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "glands" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "glacis" for "glands" ever safe?
Frequency check: "glacis" vs "glands" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "glacis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glacis" and "glands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glacis vs gracie". 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 #47,631 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.