Glorie

[ˈɡloːʁiə]

/[ˈɡloːʁiə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glorie” is uncommon German (frequency #81,609 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,609
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ruhm, Glanz

Corpus desk

Index DE-glorie · Glorie · German

Glorie · rank #81,609 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,609
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glockengeläut

Nearest frequency peer: Glockengeläut (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Glorie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Glorie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Glorie
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlorie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡloːʁiə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,609
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Glorie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gloriefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Glockengeläut“ (#81,608), „glorifiziert“ (#81,610), „glänzendem“ (#81,611). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Glorie“ bei #81,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glorie is uncommon German at frequency #81,609 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡloːʁiə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Glorie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Glorie, spelled G-L-O-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ruhm, Glanz
  2. 2
    Heiligenschein
  3. 3
    Lichterscheinung um den Schatten eines Körpers durch angestrahlte Wassertröpfchen in der Luft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Glorie der Feldherren bedeutet immer auch finstere Verdammnis für Soldaten.
  2. Schon der griechische Gott Apollon wurde mit einer Glorie über dem Kopf gezeigt.

Synonyms

AureoleGlorienscheinGlorioleHeiligenscheinMandorlaNimbus

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Glorie"?
"Glorie" is spelled G-L-O-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡloːʁiə].
What does "Glorie" mean?
As a noun, "Glorie" means: Ruhm, Glanz
How do you pronounce "Glorie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glorie" is [ˈɡloːʁiə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glorie" come from?
"Glorie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Glorie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ghanas#81,602Gringo#81,622groupe#81,628gönnst#81,638

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list