glucógeno
[gluˈkoxeno]
The verdict
“glucógeno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,550 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,550
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Polisacárido de glucosa, es empleado por las células de los animales como almacenamiento de energía de corto plazo. Estos compuestos son creados principalmente en el hígado y lo músculos, pero tamb...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glucógeno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gluˈkoxeno] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glucógeno” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
glucógeno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,550 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gluˈkoxeno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polisacárido de glucosa, es empleado por las células de los animales como almacenamiento de energía de corto plazo. Estos compuestos son creados principalmente en el hígado y lo músculos, pero tamb...".
glucógeno has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is glucógeno, spelled G-L-U-C-Ó-G-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1Polisacárido de glucosa, es empleado por las células de los animales como almacenamiento de energía de corto plazo. Estos compuestos son creados principalmente en el hígado y lo músculos, pero también puede ser creado por el cerebro y otros órganos.
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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.
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Using “glucógeno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-L-U-C-Ó-G-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gluˈkoxeno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.