glomerulus
/ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/noun
glomerulus is spelled G-L-O-M-E-R-U-L-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glomerulus means “A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glomerulus is glomeruli.
How many letters and syllables are in glomerulus?
| Letters | 10: G-L-O-M-E-R-U-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glomerulus?
Glomerulus appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 glomerulus?
- US /ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/
Glomerulus has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of glomerulus
- glomeruli plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glomerulus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
- 2
A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
- 3
Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate glomerulus?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of glomerulus: glom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glomerulus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small intertwined group of capillaries:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Nierenkörperchen |
| Spanish | glomérulo |
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 glomerulus come from?
From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).