pancreas
/ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/
"pancreas" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pancreas” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,265. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,265
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pancreas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pancreas” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around pancreas (IPA /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,265 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pancreas, with forms such as "apncreas", "pacnreas", and "panccreas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Pancras", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”). The correct English form is pancreas, spelled P-A-N-C-R-E-A-S.
Definition
- 1A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
Etymology
Existing in English since the sixteenth century: from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + κρέας (kréas, “flesh”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- apncreas
- pacnreas
- panccreas
- panceras
- pancraes
- pancreass
- pancresa
- pancrreas
- panncreas
- panrceas
- pnacreas
- ppancreas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pancreas - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "pancreas"?
What does "pancreas" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "pancreas"?
How do you pronounce "pancreas"?
What is the origin of the word "pancreas"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “pancreas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-N-C-R-E-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Pancras” - see the side-by-side comparison. pancreas vs Pancras
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.