# Gladys

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡlædɪs/ · frequency rank #21,226

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Welsh.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Welsh Gwladus, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with gwlad (“country”).

## Easily confused with
- **glass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladys-vs-glass)
- **Grady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladys-vs-grady)
- **grays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladys-vs-grays)
- **grades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladys-vs-grades)
- **glands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladys-vs-glands)
- **glides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladys-vs-glides)
- **glad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glad-vs-gladys)
- **gays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gays-vs-gladys)
- **glade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glade-vs-gladys)
- **gladly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladly-vs-gladys)
- **glades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glades-vs-gladys)

## Common misspellings (10)
`galdys`, `ggladys`, `gladdys`, `gladsy`, `gladyss`, `gladyys`, `glayds`, `gldays`, `glladys`, `lgadys`

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