# gluten

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡluːtən/ · frequency rank #12,611

## Definitions
1. Fibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours").
2. Any gluey, sticky substance.
3. The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread.
4. A gluey, sticky mass of clay, bitumen etc.

## Etymology
From Middle French gluten, borrowed from Latin glūten (“glue”).

## Easily confused with
- **gotten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gluten-vs-gotten)
- **glen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glen-vs-gluten)
- **glue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glue-vs-gluten)
- **glut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glut-vs-gluten)
- **glued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glued-vs-gluten)
- **Gauteng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauteng-vs-gluten)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggluten`, `glluten`, `gltuen`, `gluetn`, `glutenn`, `glutne`, `glutten`, `gulten`, `lguten`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gluten