gluttony

/ˈɡlʌ.tən.i/

//ˈɡlʌ.tən.i// noun

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"gluttony" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gluttony” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,669
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The vice of eating to excess.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gluttony · gluttony · English

gluttony · rank #42,669 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,669
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH goalkeeping

Nearest frequency peer: goalkeeping (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gluttony”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gluttony” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gluttony
PropertyValue
Headwordgluttony
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡlʌ.tən.i/
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,669
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gluttony”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).gluttonylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “goalkeeping” (#42,670), “glides” (#42,667), “goaltending” (#42,671). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gluttony” is #42,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gluttony (IPA /ˈɡlʌ.tən.i/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,669 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The vice of eating to excess.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gluttony, with forms such as "ggluttony", "glluttony", and "gltutony". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Old French glutonie, from gloton + -ie < Latin glutio, equivalent to glutton + -y. The correct English form is gluttony, spelled G-L-U-T-T-O-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The vice of eating to excess.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gluttony appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?

Etymology

Old French glutonie, from gloton + -ie < Latin glutio, equivalent to glutton + -y.

Antonyms

temperance

This word in other languages

gula(Español)gourmandise(Français)Völlerei(Deutsch)gula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggluttony
  • glluttony
  • gltutony
  • glutony
  • glutotny
  • gluttnoy
  • gluttonny
  • gluttonyy
  • gluttoyn
  • gulttony
  • lguttony

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gluttony - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggluttony1glluttony1gltutony2glutony1glutotny2gluttnoy2gluttonny1gluttonyy1
Edit distance from "gluttony"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gluttony"?
"gluttony" is spelled G-L-U-T-T-O-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡlʌ.tən.i/.
What does "gluttony" mean?
As a noun, "gluttony" means: The vice of eating to excess.
What are common misspellings of "gluttony"?
Common misspellings include "ggluttony", "glluttony", "gltutony", "glutony", "glutotny". The correct spelling is "gluttony".
How do you pronounce "gluttony"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gluttony" is /ˈɡlʌ.tən.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gluttony"?
Old French glutonie, from gloton + -ie < Latin glutio, equivalent to glutton + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gluttony", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list