GLS
Portuguese, adjective/ˈʒe ˈɛ.li ˈɛ.si/
GLS is spelled G-L-S (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). GLS is a Portuguese adjective meaning “gay-friendly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does GLS mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazildatedgay-friendly
- 2
BrazildatedLGBT
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. sigla de Gays, Lésbicas e Simpatizantes
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce GLS?
- Brazil /ˈʒe ˈɛ.li ˈɛ.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is GLS in Portuguese?
GLS appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).