gabinete
[gaβ̞iˈnet̪e]
The verdict
“gabinete” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,706 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,706
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El congreso o junta en que se tratan las materias reservadas del estado.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gabinete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gaβ̞iˈnet̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,706 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gabinete” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for gabinete is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gaβ̞iˈnet̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,706 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gabinete, with forms such as "agbinete", "gabbinete", and "gabiente". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gabinetes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is gabinete, spelled G-A-B-I-N-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1El congreso o junta en que se tratan las materias reservadas del estado.
- 2Pieza o aposento reservado en los palacios de los principes y grandes señores, destinado a su recogimiento o a tratar en secreto algunos negocios y discutir sobre ellos.
- 3El edificio público o parte de una caza partícular destinado para guardar pinturas, medallas, antigüedades, etc.
- 4El cuarto en el que se recogen a estudiar, escribir o trabajar los hombres de letras o de negocios.
- 5Habitación donde se aseaban, peinaban y arreglaban las mujeres.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agbinete,gabbinete,gabiente,gabineet,gabinette,gabinnete,gabintee,gabniete,gaibnete,gavinete,gbainete,ggabinete
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gabinete - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gabinete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-B-I-N-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gaβ̞iˈnet̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gabinetes” - see the side-by-side comparison. gabinete vs gabinetes
- 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.