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
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pancreas · pancreas · English
pancreas · rank #24,265 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #24,265
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH overtaken
Nearest frequency peer: overtaken (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “pancreas”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- ombudsman
ombudsman
75,739 corpus weight
- ordinances
ordinances
75,738 corpus weight
- overtaken
overtaken
75,737 corpus weight
- pancreas
pancreas
75,736 corpus weight
- parlour
parlour
75,734 corpus weight
- pasha
pasha
75,733 corpus weight
What this shows “pancreas” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pancreas”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around pancreas (IPA /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,265 among 4,417 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pancreas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chronic pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas is inflamed or swells for an extended period.
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?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pancreas", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).