epiglotis
Spanish, noun[epiˈɣ̞lot̪is]
epiglotis is spelled E-P-I-G-L-O-T-I-S (9 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Spanish, the 139,655th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epiglotis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “epiglottis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Estructura estrecha flexible que controla la entrada a la laringe, impidiendo el paso de alimento a las vías…”.
What does epiglotis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepiglottis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Estructura estrecha flexible que controla la entrada a la laringe, impidiendo el paso de alimento a las vías respiratorias durante la deglución.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce epiglotis?
- [epiˈɣ̞lot̪is]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to epiglotis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is epiglotis in Spanish?
epiglotis appears about once in every 14 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).