glándula

/[ˈglãn̪d̪ula]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,514

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

glándula is aSpanishnoun. It means: Órgano destinado a la producción de una sustancia que secreta al interior del organismo, llamándose en ese caso endocrina, o fuera de éste, caso de las exocrinas. Pronounced [ˈglãn̪d̪ula]. Often confused with glándulas.

Key facts for glándula
PropertyValue
Headwordglándula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈglãn̪d̪ula]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,514
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of glándula in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for glándula is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈglãn̪d̪ula]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,514 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for glándula, with forms such as "gglándula", "gllándula", and "glnádula". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "glándulas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is glándula, spelled G-L-Á-N-D-U-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano destinado a la producción de una sustancia que secreta al interior del organismo, llamándose en ese caso endocrina, o fuera de éste, caso de las exocrinas.
  2. 2
    Estructura de los vegetales ubicada en la superficie de un órgano y destinada a la secreción.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gglándula,gllándula,glnádula,gládnula,glánddula,glándlua,glándual,glándulla,glánndula,glánudla,gálndula,lgándula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for glándula

Misspelling Variants of "glándula"

gglándula9gllándula9glnádula8gládnula8glánddula9glándlua8glándual8glándulla9
Misspelling Variants of "glándula"

Frequency rank: #24,514 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glándula"?
"glándula" is spelled G-L-Á-N-D-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈglãn̪d̪ula].
What does "glándula" mean?
As a noun, "glándula" means: Órgano destinado a la producción de una sustancia que secreta al interior del organismo, llamándose en ese caso endocrina, o fuera de éste, caso de las exocrinas.
What words are commonly confused with "glándula"?
"glándula" is commonly confused with "glándulas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glándula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glándula" is [ˈglãn̪d̪ula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glándula" come from?
"glándula" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.