# Glasgow

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡlaz.ɡo/ · frequency rank #5,223

## Definitions
1. A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
2. A community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
3. A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
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## Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glas (“green”) + *kėw (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)); usually romantically translated as "the dear green place." Compare modern Scottish Gaelic Glaschu.

## Common misspellings (11)
`galsgow`, `gglasgow`, `glagsow`, `glasggow`, `glasgoww`, `glasgwo`, `glasogw`, `glassgow`, `gllasgow`, `glsagow`, `lgasgow`

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