Galápagos
/ɡəˈlæpəɡoʊs/
"galapagos" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Galápagos” is uncommon English (frequency #69,878 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,878
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ellipsis of Galápagos Islands.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Galápagos |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɡəˈlæpəɡoʊs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,878 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Galápagos” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Galápagos is uncommon English at frequency #69,878 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɡəˈlæpəɡoʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Galápagos has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Galápagos, spelled G-A-L-Á-P-A-G-O-S.
Definition
- 1Ellipsis of Galápagos Islands.
- 2Alternative form of Galapagos, a province of Ecuador comprising the islands.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-A-L-Á-P-A-G-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.