# glossary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #22,691

## Definitions
1. A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).

## Etymology
From Middle English glosarie, from Latin glossārium, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Doublet of glossarium.

## Easily confused with
- **glossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glossary-vs-glossy)

## Common misspellings (11)
`gglossary`, `gllossary`, `glosary`, `glosasry`, `glossarry`, `glossaryy`, `glossayr`, `glossray`, `glsosary`, `golssary`, `lgossary`

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