glandular
/ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/adjective, noun
glandular is spelled G-L-A-N-D-U-L-A-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glandular means “Pertaining to a gland or glands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glandular?
| Letters | 9: G-L-A-N-D-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glandular?
Glandular appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glandular?
- UK /ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/
- UK /ˈɡlan.d͡ʒʊl.ə/
- UK /ˈɡlan.ʒʊl.ə/
Glandular has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glandular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glandular
- glandulars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glandular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a gland or glands.
a glandular disorder
- 2
Having the characteristics or function of a gland.
- 3
Innate, inherent.
- 4
Physical, sexual.
noun
- 1
A food supplement made from glands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glandular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to a gland or glands:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glandulaire |
| German | glanduläre, drüsig |
| Portuguese | glandular |
| Spanish | glandular |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does glandular come from?
Mid 18th century borrowing from French glandulaire, from glandule (“small gland”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), from Latin glandulae (“glands of the throat”); equivalent to glandule + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).