glucagon
\ɡly.ka.ɡɔ̃\
The verdict
“glucagon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hormone polypeptidique sécrétée par les cellules alpha des îlots de Langerhans du pancréas, qui élève le glycémie en stimulant la dégradation du glycogène hépatique (glycogénolyse) et la production...
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Index FR-glucagon · glucagon · French
glucagon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glucagon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡly.ka.ɡɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glucagon” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
glucagon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡly.ka.ɡɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hormone polypeptidique sécrétée par les cellules alpha des îlots de Langerhans du pancréas, qui élève le glycémie en stimulant la dégradation du glycogène hépatique (glycogénolyse) et la production...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for glucagon, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is glucagon, spelled G-L-U-C-A-G-O-N.
Definition
- 1Hormone polypeptidique sécrétée par les cellules alpha des îlots de Langerhans du pancréas, qui élève le glycémie en stimulant la dégradation du glycogène hépatique (glycogénolyse) et la production de glucose (néoglucogenèse), notamment en période de jeûne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how glucagon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il importait dès lors de s’assurer que l’effet exercé par le glucagon sur la consommation de glucose par le tissu adipeux n’était pas la conséquence d’une contamination par de l’insuline du glucagon utilisé.
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