# glabrous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/ · frequency rank #49,359

## Definitions
1. Bald, hairless; smooth.

## Etymology
From Latin glaber (“smooth; bald, hairless”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives, denoting possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance). Glaber is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleh₂dʰ- (“smooth; bright, shining”), possibly from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

## Easily confused with
- **glamorous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glabrous-vs-glamorous)

## Common misspellings (12)
`galbrous`, `gglabrous`, `glabbrous`, `glaborus`, `glabrosu`, `glabrouss`, `glabrrous`, `glabruos`, `glarbous`, `glbarous`, `gllabrous`, `lgabrous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/glabrous