gloire

\ɡlwaʁ\

/\ɡlwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“gloire” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,760
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renommée brillante, universelle et durable, éclat que les vertus, le mérite, les grandes qualités, les grandes actions ou les grandes œuvres attirent à quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gloire · gloire · French

gloire · rank #3,760 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,760
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gilles

Nearest frequency peer: Gilles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gloire »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gloire » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gloire vs gore
67% similar
gloire vs glory
67% similar
gloire vs gloires
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gloire
PropertyValue
Headwordgloire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlwaʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,760
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gloire »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gloirese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Gilles » (#3,759), « gardes » (#3,758), « implique » (#3,762). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gloire » est au #3,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gloire (IPA \ɡlwaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,760 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gloire, with forms such as "ggloire", "gliore", and "glloire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "gore", "glory", "gloires", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gloire, spelled G-L-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Renommée brillante, universelle et durable, éclat que les vertus, le mérite, les grandes qualités, les grandes actions ou les grandes œuvres attirent à quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Personne dont les actions, les talents, les œuvres, etc., sont célèbres.
  3. 3
    Chose unique et remarquable.
  4. 4
    Hommage rendu à Dieu.
  5. 5
    Éclat ; splendeur.
  6. 6
    Béatitude dont on jouit dans le paradis.
  7. 7
    Cercle de lumière, auréole qui se met autour de la tête des saints ou des personnes illustres par leurs vertus.
  8. 8
    Représentation du ciel ouvert, avec les personnes divines, les anges et les bienheureux.
  9. 9
    Assemblage de rayons divergents représentant l’influence des forces divines sur le monde ; peut inclure au centre la Trinité sous la forme d’un triangle.
  10. 10
    Machine suspendue et entourée de nuages, sur laquelle se placent les personnages surhumains qui doivent descendre du ciel ou y monter.
  11. 11
    Phénomène optique de rétroréflexion où l’on voit son ombre projetée sur un nuage et entourée d’un halo irisé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dire, publier quelque chose à la gloire de quelqu’un, dire, publier une chose qui lui fait honneur.
  2. Rendre gloire à la vérité, rendre témoignage à la vérité.

This word in other languages

glamour(English)gloria(Español)Ruhm(Deutsch)glória(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggloire
  • gliore
  • glloire
  • gloier
  • gloirre
  • glorie
  • golire
  • lgoire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gloire - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggloire1gliore2glloire1gloier2gloirre1glorie2golire2lgoire2
Edit distance from "gloire"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gloire"?
"gloire" is spelled G-L-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlwaʁ\.
What does "gloire" mean?
As a noun, "gloire" means: Renommée brillante, universelle et durable, éclat que les vertus, le mérite, les grandes qualités, les grandes actions ou les grandes œuvres attirent à quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "gloire"?
"gloire" is commonly confused with "gore", "glory", "gloires". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gloire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gloire" is \ɡlwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gloire" come from?
"gloire" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gilles#3,759gardes#3,758enjeux#3,753désert#3,751

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

couvre8 variantsmaillot8 variantspseudo8 variantssauter8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list