glándula pituitaria

[ˈglãn̪d̪ula pit̪wiˈt̪aɾja]

/[ˈglãn̪d̪ula pit̪wiˈt̪aɾja]/ noun

The verdict

“glándula pituitaria” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hipófisis.

Key facts for glándula pituitaria
PropertyValue
Headwordglándula pituitaria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈglãn̪d̪ula pit̪wiˈt̪aɾja]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glándula pituitaria” sits in Spanish frequency

glándula pituitaria falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glándula pituitaria is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈglãn̪d̪ula pit̪wiˈt̪aɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hipófisis.".

glándula pituitaria doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is glándula pituitaria, spelled G-L-Á-N-D-U-L-A- -P-I-T-U-I-T-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hipófisis.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glándula pituitaria"?
"glándula pituitaria" is spelled G-L-Á-N-D-U-L-A- -P-I-T-U-I-T-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈglãn̪d̪ula pit̪wiˈt̪aɾja].
What does "glándula pituitaria" mean?
As a noun, "glándula pituitaria" means: Hipófisis.
How do you pronounce "glándula pituitaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glándula pituitaria" is [ˈglãn̪d̪ula pit̪wiˈt̪aɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glándula pituitaria" come from?
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Using “glándula pituitaria”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-L-Á-N-D-U-L-A- -P-I-T-U-I-T-A-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈglãn̪d̪ula pit̪wiˈt̪aɾja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list