glande thyroïde

\ɡlɑ̃d ti.ʁɔ.id\

/\ɡlɑ̃d ti.ʁɔ.id\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Glande volumineuse située dans la partie antérieure et inférieure du larynx.

Key facts for glande thyroïde
PropertyValue
Headwordglande thyroïde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlɑ̃d ti.ʁɔ.id\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glande thyroïde” sits in French frequency

glande thyroïde falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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

glande thyroïde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɑ̃d ti.ʁɔ.id\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glande volumineuse située dans la partie antérieure et inférieure du larynx.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for glande thyroïde, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is glande thyroïde, spelled G-L-A-N-D-E- -T-H-Y-R-O-Ï-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glande volumineuse située dans la partie antérieure et inférieure du larynx.

This word in other languages

thyroid gland(English)

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 "glande thyroïde"?
"glande thyroïde" is spelled G-L-A-N-D-E- -T-H-Y-R-O-Ï-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlɑ̃d ti.ʁɔ.id\.
What does "glande thyroïde" mean?
As a noun, "glande thyroïde" means: Glande volumineuse située dans la partie antérieure et inférieure du larynx.
How do you pronounce "glande thyroïde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glande thyroïde" is \ɡlɑ̃d ti.ʁɔ.id\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glande thyroïde" come from?
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Using “glande thyroïde”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-A-N-D-E- -T-H-Y-R-O-Ï-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡlɑ̃d ti.ʁɔ.id\ (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