Epiglottis
German, noun[epiˈɡlɔtɪs]
Epiglottis is spelled E-P-I-G-L-O-T-T-I-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written German, the 391,488th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epiglottis is a German feminine noun meaning “epiglottis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verschlusseinrichtung am Kehlkopfeingang der Säugetiere”.
What does Epiglottis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepiglottis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verschlusseinrichtung am Kehlkopfeingang der Säugetiere
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Epiglottis
- Epiglottiden plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Epiglottis?
- [epiˈɡlɔtɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Epiglottis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Epiglottis in German?
Epiglottis appears about once in every 43 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).