gloriole
\ɡlɔ.ʁjɔl\
The verdict
“gloriole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vaine gloire que l’on tire de petites choses.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gloriole · gloriole · French
gloriole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gloriole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡlɔ.ʁjɔl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gloriole » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gloriole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɔ.ʁjɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vaine gloire que l’on tire de petites choses.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gloriole, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gloriole, spelled G-L-O-R-I-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Vaine gloire que l’on tire de petites choses.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gloriole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si, à cette époque, sa fille avait été d’âge à se marier et si vous vous étiez présenté, il eût été facile de parler, avec chance de succès, à sa gloriole. Quand on est parti de bas, on est toujours sensible à la vanité, si intelligent qu’on soit.
[…] toujours est-il que j’ai eu la croix et que j’ai été porté à l’ordre du jour. C’est le plus beau de mon affaire ; j’avoue que j’ai eu un instant de gloriole […].
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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.