glory

\ˈɡlɔ.ɹi\

/\ˈɡlɔ.ɹi\/ noun

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The verdict

“glory” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,048. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,048
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-glory · glory · French

glory · rank #31,048 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,048
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goliath

Nearest frequency peer: Goliath (+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 « glory »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « glory » 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).

glory vs gore
60% similar
glory vs gloss
60% similar
glory vs Gary
40% similar

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

Key facts for glory
PropertyValue
Headwordglory
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɡlɔ.ɹi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,048
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « glory »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Goliath » (#31,049), « garnie » (#31,046), « Gomes » (#31,050). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « glory » est au #31,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around glory (IPA \ˈɡlɔ.ɹi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,048 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for glory, with forms such as "gglory", "gllory", and "glorry". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "gore", "gloss", "Gary", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is glory, spelled G-L-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gloire.
  2. 2
    Éclat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. They went to war for the sake of glory.
  2. The sun burst forth in all its glory.

Synonyms

fame

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglory
  • gllory
  • glorry
  • gloryy
  • gloyr
  • glroy
  • golry
  • lgory

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gglory1gllory1glorry1gloryy1gloyr2glroy2golry2lgory2
Edit distance from "glory"

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 "glory"?
"glory" is spelled G-L-O-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡlɔ.ɹi\.
What does "glory" mean?
As a noun, "glory" means: Gloire.
What words are commonly confused with "glory"?
"glory" is commonly confused with "gore", "gloss", "Gary". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glory"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glory" is \ˈɡlɔ.ɹi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glory" come from?
"glory" 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 "glory", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gomes#31,050faîte#31,026Erica#31,017eBook#31,002

Similar misspelling depth

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

Guyenne8 variantsfission8 variantsengine8 variantsIsmaël8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list