glandulaire

\ɡlɑ̃.dy.lɛʁ\

/\ɡlɑ̃.dy.lɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“glandulaire” is uncommon French (frequency #90,773 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,773
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a l'aspect, la forme ou la texture d’une glande.

Corpus desk

Index FR-glandulaire · glandulaire · French

glandulaire · rank #90,773 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,773
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH glaires

Nearest frequency peer: glaires (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « glandulaire »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « glandulaire » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for glandulaire
PropertyValue
Headwordglandulaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡlɑ̃.dy.lɛʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,773
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « glandulaire » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).glandulairetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « glaires » (#90,772), « globalisée » (#90,775), « gist » (#90,770). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « glandulaire » est au #90,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glandulaire is uncommon French at frequency #90,773 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡlɑ̃.dy.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for glandulaire in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is glandulaire, spelled G-L-A-N-D-U-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a l'aspect, la forme ou la texture d’une glande.
  2. 2
    Qui a rapport aux glandes.
  3. 3
    Glanduleux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how glandulaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elles ont pour effet de défibroser le corps glandulaire, de relâcher et de faire circuler les sécrétions parotidiennes dans le canal de Sténon.
  2. Certes, depuis la création du poste médical de Tamanrasset jusqu'en 1954, on n'a relevé que deux cas de cancer : un épithélioma glandulaire du sein opéré chez une merabta du Tidikelt, mariée depuis longtemps à un Touareg, […].

This word in other languages

glandular(English)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glandulaire"?
"glandulaire" is spelled G-L-A-N-D-U-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlɑ̃.dy.lɛʁ\.
What does "glandulaire" mean?
As an adjective, "glandulaire" means: Qui a l'aspect, la forme ou la texture d’une glande.
How do you pronounce "glandulaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glandulaire" is \ɡlɑ̃.dy.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glandulaire" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intemporels#90,829extrapolant#90,710inéligibles#90,838irraisonnée#90,839

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list