Gluten-Glutton | Commonly Confused Words

Gluten

/ˈɡluːtn/

A protein found in wheat and some other grains that gives dough its elasticity

Avoid gluten if you have celiac disease.Gluten-free diets are trendy in wellness circles.She's baking a cake with gluten-free flour.

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/ˈɡlʌtn/

A person who eats or consumes excessively, especially food.

She has a gluttonous appetite for good books.He's a glutton for marine-related adventures.Their gluttony for cake was unmatched at the party.

Gluten is related to food composition, specifically proteins found in wheat and other grains.
Glutton describes someone who tends to overeat or indulge excessively.
Remember that gluten is about whats in food and glutton' is about who eats it.
Gluten contains ten, like the number, but it refers to proteins, not quantities.
Glutton has a double t, and think of the double t as the double helpings a glutton might eat.