glam
/ɡlæm/noun, adjective, verb
glam is spelled G-L-A-M: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glam means “Glamour; glamorousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glam is glams.
How many letters and syllables are in glam?
| Letters | 4: G-L-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glam?
Glam appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glam?
- /ɡlæm/
Glam has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glam.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glam
- glams plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- glammer comparative
- glammest superlative
- glamming participle, present
- glammed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Glamour; glamorousness.
- 2
Ellipsis of glam rock, the fashion and culture associated with this genre.
- 3
A glamour; a cosmetic alteration applied to a piece of equipment.
adjective
- 1
slangGlamorous.
verb
- 1
To make glamorous or more glamorous.
- 2
To apply a glamour to a piece of equipment.
noun
- 1
Acronym of galleries, libraries, archives and museums.
- 2
Acronym of Generic Legal Advice Memorandum, issued by the IRS to provide advice to its field agents.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glam come from?
Clipping of glamour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).