# glam

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡlæm/ · frequency rank #21,527

## Definitions
1. Glamour; glamorousness.
2. Ellipsis of glam rock, the fashion and culture associated with this genre.

## Etymology
Clipping of glamour.

## Easily confused with
- **GM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gm)
- **gym** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gym)
- **gum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gum)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gta)
- **GPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gpa)
- **Goa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-goa)
- **gma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gma)
- **GSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gsm)
- **GSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gsa)
- **GLO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-glo)
- **goal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-goal)
- **grab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-grab)
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gray)
- **goat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-goat)
- **glow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-glow)
- **glen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-glen)
- **glue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-glue)
- **gram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-gram)
- **grim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-grim)
- **grad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-grad)

## Common misspellings (6)
`galm`, `gglam`, `glamm`, `gllam`, `glma`, `lgam`

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