páncreas

/[ˈpãŋkɾeas]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,196

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

páncreas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Órgano glandular ubicado entre el estómago y la columna vertebral con un conducto que desemboca en el duodeno. Tiene secreciones endocrinas como la insulina y el glucagón, y secreciones exocrinas c... Pronounced [ˈpãŋkɾeas]. Often confused with pancartas.

Key facts for páncreas
PropertyValue
Headwordpáncreas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpãŋkɾeas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,196
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for páncreas is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpãŋkɾeas]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,196 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Órgano glandular ubicado entre el estómago y la columna vertebral con un conducto que desemboca en el duodeno. Tiene secreciones endocrinas como la insulina y el glucagón, y secreciones exocrinas c...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for páncreas, with forms such as "pnácreas", "ppáncreas", and "pácnreas". 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, "pancartas", 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 páncreas, spelled P-Á-N-C-R-E-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Órgano glandular ubicado entre el estómago y la columna vertebral con un conducto que desemboca en el duodeno. Tiene secreciones endocrinas como la insulina y el glucagón, y secreciones exocrinas con los jugos pancreáticos que participan en la digestión de los alimentos.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pnácreas,ppáncreas,pácnreas,pánccreas,pánceras,páncraes,páncreass,páncresa,páncrreas,pánncreas,pánrceas,ápncreas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for páncreas

Misspelling Variants of "páncreas"

pnácreas8ppáncreas9pácnreas8pánccreas9pánceras8páncraes8páncreass9páncresa8
Misspelling Variants of "páncreas"

Frequency rank: #26,196 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "páncreas"?
"páncreas" is spelled P-Á-N-C-R-E-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpãŋkɾeas].
What does "páncreas" mean?
As a noun, "páncreas" means: Órgano glandular ubicado entre el estómago y la columna vertebral con un conducto que desemboca en el duodeno. Tiene secreciones endocrinas como la insulina y el glucagón, y secreciones exocrinas c...
What words are commonly confused with "páncreas"?
"páncreas" is commonly confused with "pancartas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "páncreas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "páncreas" is [ˈpãŋkɾeas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "páncreas" come from?
"páncreas" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.