morning glory
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | morning glory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “morning glory” sits in English frequency
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
- 1Several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
- 2An involuntary erection present upon waking.
- 3A morning bout of love-making.
- 4A 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.
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Using “morning glory”
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- 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.
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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.