Speicheldrüse
German, noun/ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌdʁyːzə/
Speicheldrüse is spelled S-P-E-I-C-H-E-L-D-R-Ü-S-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 247,831st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Speicheldrüse is a German feminine noun meaning “salivary gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Drüse im Mund oder am Ohr, die Speichel bildet und absondert”.
What does Speicheldrüse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesalivary gland
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Drüse im Mund oder am Ohr, die Speichel bildet und absondert
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 Speicheldrüse
- Speicheldrüsen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Speicheldrüse?
- /ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌdʁyːzə/
- [ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌdʁyːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Speicheldrüse in German?
Speicheldrüse appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).