glándula

[ˈglãn̪d̪ula]

/[ˈglãn̪d̪ula]/ noun

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The verdict

“glándula” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,514
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-glandula · glándula · Spanish

glándula · rank #24,514 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,514
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH glorieta

Nearest frequency peer: glorieta (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “glándula”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “glándula” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

glándula vs glándulas
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “glándula”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).glándulacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “glorieta” (#24,513), “gobernanza” (#24,515), “give” (#24,511). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “glándula” va en #24,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around glándula (IPA [ˈglãn̪d̪ula]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,514 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for glándula, with forms such as "gglándula", "gllándula", and "glnádula". 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, "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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is glándula, spelled G-L-Á-N-D-U-L-A.

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.

This word in other languages

gland(English)glande(Français)Drüse(Deutsch)glândula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglándula
  • gllándula
  • glnádula
  • gládnula
  • glánddula
  • glándlua
  • glándual
  • glándulla
  • glánndula
  • glánudla
  • gálndula
  • lgándula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glándula - 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.

gglándula1gllándula1glnádula2gládnula2glánddula1glándlua2glándual2glándulla1
Edit distance from "glándula"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "glándula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

glorieta#24,513heroísmo#24,521ignorada#24,526estantes#24,500

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

importas12 variantsincienso12 variantsincluyan12 variantsindebido12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list