gladsome
/ˈɡlædsəm/
"gladsome" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gladsome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gladsome · gladsome · English
gladsome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gladsome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡlædsəm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gladsome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gladsome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɡlædsəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gladsome, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gladsom, equivalent to glad + -some. The correct English form is gladsome, spelled G-L-A-D-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gladsome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I was not surprised, when I ran down into the hall, to see that a brilliant June morning had succeeded to the tempest of the night; and to feel, through the open glass door, the breathing of a fresh and fragrant breeze. Nature must be gladsome when I was so happy.
Etymology
From Middle English gladsom, equivalent to glad + -some.
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.