# glow vs glue

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### glow
*verb · IPA /ɡləʊ/ · frequency rank #8,151*
To emit heat and light without a flame.

### glue
*noun · IPA /ɡluː/ · frequency rank #9,613*
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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