# pancreas

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/ · frequency rank #24,265

## Definitions
1. A 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Pancras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pancras-vs-pancreas)

## Common misspellings (12)
`apncreas`, `pacnreas`, `panccreas`, `panceras`, `pancraes`, `pancreass`, `pancresa`, `pancrreas`, `panncreas`, `panrceas`, `pnacreas`, `ppancreas`

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