glottis
/ˈɡlɒt.ɪs/
"glottis" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“glottis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
Corpus desk
Index EN-glottis · glottis · English
glottis · 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 | glottis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡlɒt.ɪs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “glottis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
glottis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡlɒt.ɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for glottis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Late 16th century borrowing from New Latin glōttis, from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “mouth of the windpipe”), from γλῶττᾰ (glôttă, “tongue”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine noun suffix). Cognates include Latin gula. The correct English form is glottis, spelled G-L-O-T-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
Etymology
Late 16th century borrowing from New Latin glōttis, from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “mouth of the windpipe”), from γλῶττᾰ (glôttă, “tongue”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine noun suffix). Cognates include Latin gula.
This word in other languages
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.