glorification
"glorification" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“glorification” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #44,814 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,814
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glorification |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #44,814 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glorification” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for glorification is 13 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #44,814 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for glorification, with forms such as "gglorification", "gllorification", and "gloirfication". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French glorification, from Latin glōrificātiō. The correct English form is glorification, spelled G-L-O-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
- 2Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
- 3The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
- 4The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.
Etymology
From Middle French glorification, from Latin glōrificātiō.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gglorification,gllorification,gloirfication,glorfiication,glorifciation,gloriffication,glorifiaction,glorificaiton,glorificasion,glorificatino,glorificationn,glorificatoin,glorificattion,glorificcation,glorifictaion,gloriifcation,glorrification,glroification,golrification,lgorification
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glorification - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “glorification”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-L-O-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.