Glenmore
/ɡlɛnˈmɔː(ɹ)/
"glenmore" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Glenmore” is uncommon English (frequency #86,310 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,310
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Several places in Canada, Indonesia, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and the United States.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glenmore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɡlɛnˈmɔː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #86,310 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Glenmore” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Glenmore is uncommon English at frequency #86,310 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɡlɛnˈmɔː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Glenmore doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From various places in Scotland and Ireland, from Irish gleann mór, Scottish Gaelic gleann mòr (literally “great valley”). The correct English form is Glenmore, spelled G-L-E-N-M-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Several places in Canada, Indonesia, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and the United States.
- 2A locality in the Wollondilly council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- 3A locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.
Etymology
From various places in Scotland and Ireland, from Irish gleann mór, Scottish Gaelic gleann mòr (literally “great valley”).
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.
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Using “Glenmore”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-L-E-N-M-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡlɛnˈmɔː(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.