# glitz

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡlɪts/ · frequency rank #43,668

## Definitions
1. Garish, brilliant showiness.

## Etymology
Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

## Easily confused with
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glitz-vs-grit)
- **glut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glitz-vs-glut)
- **grits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glitz-vs-grits)
- **git** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/git-vs-glitz)
- **gait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gait-vs-glitz)
- **Gita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gita-vs-glitz)
- **glib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glib-vs-glitz)
- **glide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glide-vs-glitz)
- **glint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glint-vs-glitz)
- **Glick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glick-vs-glitz)
- **glitch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glitch-vs-glitz)

## Common misspellings (8)
`gglitz`, `giltz`, `glittz`, `glitzz`, `glizt`, `gllitz`, `gltiz`, `lgitz`

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