glitz
/ɡlɪts/noun, verb
glitz is spelled G-L-I-T-Z: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glitz means “Garish, brilliant showiness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glitz is glitzes.
How many letters and syllables are in glitz?
| Letters | 5: G-L-I-T-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glitz?
Glitz appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glitz?
- /ɡlɪts/
Glitz has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-glitz.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glitz
- glitzes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- glitzing participle, present
- glitzed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glitz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Garish, brilliant showiness.
The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.
verb
- 1
To make glitzy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glitz in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense brilliant showiness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Pomp |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does glitz come from?
Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).