glory be
"glory-be" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“glory be” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used to express surprise.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glory be |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glory be” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for glory be is 8 letters long, classified as an interjection. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Used to express surprise.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for glory be in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Shortened from glory be to God. The correct English form is glory be, spelled G-L-O-R-Y- -B-E.
Definition
- 1Used to express surprise.
Etymology
Shortened from glory be to God.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “glory be”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-L-O-R-Y- -B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.