# glaze

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡleɪz/ · frequency rank #20,125

## Definitions
1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
2. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
3. A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
4. Any smooth, transparent layer or coating.
5. A smooth edible coating applied to food.
6. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
7. A glazing oven; glost oven.
8. A window.
9. Excessive complimenting or praise, especially in a cringeworthy way.

## Etymology
From Middle English glasen, from glas (“glass”) (Modern English glass), from Old English glæs, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Related to glazen. In the sense of "overcompliment", originated in November 2021 and popularized throughout 2022, and allegedly "follows the visual of a donut being glazed".
The noun is from the verb.

## Easily confused with
- **glue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-glue)
- **glee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-glee)
- **grade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-grade)
- **grace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-grace)
- **grave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-grave)
- **globe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-globe)
- **glove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-glove)
- **grape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-grape)
- **glide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-glide)
- **grate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-grate)
- **graze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-graze)
- **glebe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-glebe)
- **glazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-glazed)
- **grazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-grazed)
- **glazer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaze-vs-glazer)
- **Gaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaz-vs-glaze)
- **game** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/game-vs-glaze)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gave-vs-glaze)
- **glad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glad-vs-glaze)
- **Gaza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-glaze)

## Common misspellings (7)
`galze`, `gglaze`, `glaez`, `glazze`, `gllaze`, `glzae`, `lgaze`

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