# glyph

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡlɪf/ · frequency rank #41,646

## Definitions
1. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
2. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
3. Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
4. A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
5. A vertical groove.
6. A land snail of the genus Glyphyalinia
7. Any of various black-and-white noctuid moths with figural-like wing patterns, such as those in Protodeltote, Deltote, and Maliattha.

## Etymology
First attested in 1727. Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).

## Easily confused with
- **graph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glyph-vs-graph)
- **glyphs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glyph-vs-glyphs)
- **glyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glyn-vs-glyph)
- **Glynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glynn-vs-glyph)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gglyph`, `gllyph`, `glpyh`, `glyhp`, `glyphh`, `glypph`, `glyyph`, `gylph`, `lgyph`

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