glances

/ˈɡlænsɪz/

//ˈɡlænsɪz// noun

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"glances" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“glances” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,476. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,476
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of glance

Corpus desk

Index EN-glances · glances · English

glances · rank #27,476 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,476
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Georgie

Nearest frequency peer: Georgie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “glances”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “glances” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

glances vs glands
71% similar
glances vs Graces
57% similar
glances vs glasses
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for glances
PropertyValue
Headwordglances
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡlænsɪz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,476
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “glances”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).glanceslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Georgie” (#27,475), “GNU” (#27,477), “goody” (#27,478). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “glances” is #27,476. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around glances (IPA /ˈɡlænsɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,476 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of glance".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for glances, with forms such as "galnces", "gglances", and "glacnes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "glands", "Graces", "glasses", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is glances, spelled G-L-A-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of glance

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galnces
  • gglances
  • glacnes
  • glancces
  • glancess
  • glancse
  • glanecs
  • glannces
  • gllances
  • glnaces
  • lgances

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glances - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

galnces2gglances1glacnes2glancces1glancess1glancse2glanecs2glannces1
Edit distance from "glances"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glances"?
"glances" is spelled G-L-A-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡlænsɪz/.
What does "glances" mean?
As a noun, "glances" means: plural of glance
What words are commonly confused with "glances"?
"glances" is commonly confused with "glands", "Graces", "glasses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glances"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glances" is /ˈɡlænsɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glances" come from?
"glances" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "glances", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Georgie#27,475garnish#27,472Hackett#27,483forties#27,467

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Hershey11 variantsfervent11 variantsjackman11 variantsKawasaki11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list