gabán
[gaˈβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“gabán” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capote con mangas, y a veces con capilla, que regularmente se hace de paño fuerte.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gabán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gaˈβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gabán” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for gabán is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gaˈβ̞ãn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gabán, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Spanish form is gabán, spelled G-A-B-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Capote con mangas, y a veces con capilla, que regularmente se hace de paño fuerte.
- 2(Ciconia maguari) Cigüeña nativa de América del Sur, de gran tamaño, alcanzando los 130 cm de largo. Muestra poco dimorfismo sexual, siendo de color blanco, con la cabeza, el cuello y el pecho con reflejos grises, y los extremos del ala y la cola negras. Es gregaria, formando bandadas no muy numerosas. Habita regiones de lagunas o marjales en zonas tropicales y subtropicales de América.
- 3Prenda de lana tejida en telar de pedal que consiste en un lienzo rectangular con abertura central longitudinal para introducir la cabeza. Es utilizado mayormente en las zonas de clima templado a frío del centro de la República Mexicana.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “gabán”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-B-Á-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gaˈβ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.