gabacho

[gaˈβ̞at͡ʃo]

/[gaˈβ̞at͡ʃo]/ adj

The verdict

“gabacho” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio, natural de o relativo a Francia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gabacho · gabacho · Spanish

gabacho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for gabacho
PropertyValue
Headwordgabacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[gaˈβ̞at͡ʃo]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gabacho” en español

gabachono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gabacho is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [gaˈβ̞at͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

gabacho doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is gabacho, spelled G-A-B-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio, natural de o relativo a Francia.
  2. 2
    Propio, natural de o relativo a la región pirenaica fronteriza con este país.
  3. 3
    Propio, natural de o relativo a los Estados Unidos.
  4. 4
    Aplícase al palomo o paloma de casta grande y calzado de plumas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Admirose un portugués de ver que en su tierna infancia todos los niños en Francia supiesen hablar francés arte diabólico es dijo torciéndose el mostacho que para hablar el gabacho un hidalgo en Portugal llega a viejo y lo habla mal y aquí lo parla un muchacho

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 "gabacho"?
"gabacho" is spelled G-A-B-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈβ̞at͡ʃo].
What does "gabacho" mean?
As an adjective, "gabacho" means: Propio, natural de o relativo a Francia.
How do you pronounce "gabacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gabacho" is [gaˈβ̞at͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gabacho" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list