gachas
[ˈgat͡ʃas]
The verdict
“gachas” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #51,617 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,617
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plato con textura de papilla que se prepara cocinando en agua granos u hojuelas de cereal machacados, molidos o en harina.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gachas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgat͡ʃas] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gachas” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for gachas is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgat͡ʃas]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,617 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gachas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gachas, spelled G-A-C-H-A-S.
Definition
- 1Plato con textura de papilla que se prepara cocinando en agua granos u hojuelas de cereal machacados, molidos o en harina.
- 2Mezcla pantanosa de agua con tierra, como cuando llueve.
- 3Expresión melosa, verbal o física, de cariño.
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); 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 “gachas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-C-H-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgat͡ʃas] (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.