glorious

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/[…]/ adj

The verdict

“glorious” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-glorious · glorious · German

glorious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 glorious
PropertyValue
Headwordglorious
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “glorious” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

gloriousliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

glorious is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for glorious in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is glorious, spelled G-L-O-R-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    glorreich
  2. 2
    herrlich, prächtig
  3. 3
    ruhmvoll

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 "glorious"?
"glorious" is spelled G-L-O-R-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "glorious" mean?
As an adjective, "glorious" means: glorreich
How do you pronounce "glorious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glorious" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glorious" come from?
"glorious" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list