gloires

\ɡlwaʁ\

/\ɡlwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“gloires” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,291
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de gloire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gloires · gloires · French

gloires · rank #40,291 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,291
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gonzesse

Nearest frequency peer: gonzesse (+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 « gloires »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « gloires » 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).

gloires vs gloire
86% similar
gloires vs globes
71% similar

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

Key facts for gloires
PropertyValue
Headwordgloires
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlwaʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,291
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gloires »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gloiresse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gonzesse » (#40,292), « graduation » (#40,293), « geisha » (#40,288). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gloires » est au #40,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gloires (IPA \ɡlwaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,291 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de gloire.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gloires, with forms such as "ggloires", "gliores", and "glloires". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gloire", "globes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gloires, spelled G-L-O-I-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gloire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le réalisateur était Claude Barma, l’une des gloires de la télévision de l’époque (Belphégor, Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret, Les Rois maudits, etc.).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggloires
  • gliores
  • glloires
  • gloiers
  • gloiress
  • gloirres
  • gloirse
  • glories
  • golires
  • lgoires

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gloires - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggloires1gliores2glloires1gloiers2gloiress1gloirres1gloirse2glories2
Edit distance from "gloires"

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 "gloires"?
"gloires" is spelled G-L-O-I-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlwaʁ\.
What does "gloires" mean?
As a noun, "gloires" means: Pluriel de gloire.
What words are commonly confused with "gloires"?
"gloires" is commonly confused with "gloire", "globes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gloires"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gloires" is \ɡlwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gloires" come from?
"gloires" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

graduée#40,294Gratien#40,295fâchent#40,284guidera#40,299

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gonzesse10 variantsFortier10 variantsflaques10 variantshuskies10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list