glottic
/ˈɡlɑt.ɪk/
"glottic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“glottic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.
Corpus desk
Index EN-glottic · glottic · English
glottic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glottic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡlɑt.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “glottic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
glottic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɡlɑt.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.".
glottic has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From glottis + -ic. The correct English form is glottic, spelled G-L-O-T-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.
Etymology
From glottis + -ic.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.