morning glory

noun

"morning-glory" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“morning glory” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.

Key facts for morning glory
PropertyValue
Headwordmorning glory
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “morning glory” sits in English frequency

morning glory falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morning glory is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for morning glory, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is morning glory, spelled M-O-R-N-I-N-G- -G-L-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
  2. 2
    An involuntary erection present upon waking.
  3. 3
    A morning bout of love-making.
  4. 4
    A rolling cloud in the shape of a cylinder; a roll cloud.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "morning glory"?
"morning glory" is spelled M-O-R-N-I-N-G- -G-L-O-R-Y.
What does "morning glory" mean?
As a noun, "morning glory" means: Several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
What language does "morning glory" come from?
"morning glory" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “morning glory”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-R-N-I-N-G- -G-L-O-R-Y - 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list