gachas

[ˈgat͡ʃas]

/[ˈgat͡ʃas]/ noun

The verdict

“gachas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,617 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,617
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plato con textura de papilla que se prepara cocinando en agua granos u hojuelas de cereal machacados, molidos o en harina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gachas · gachas · Spanish

gachas · rank #51,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,617
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH féminas

Nearest frequency peer: féminas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “gachas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gachas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gachas
PropertyValue
Headwordgachas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgat͡ʃas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,617
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gachas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gachascae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “féminas” (#51,616), “garantizamos” (#51,619), “Françoise” (#51,614). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gachas” va en #51,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gachas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,617 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgat͡ʃas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Plato con textura de papilla que se prepara cocinando en agua granos u hojuelas de cereal machacados, molidos o en harina.
  2. 2
    Mezcla pantanosa de agua con tierra, como cuando llueve.
  3. 3
    Expresión melosa, verbal o física, de cariño.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gachas"?
"gachas" is spelled G-A-C-H-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgat͡ʃas].
What does "gachas" mean?
As a noun, "gachas" means: Plato con textura de papilla que se prepara cocinando en agua granos u hojuelas de cereal machacados, molidos o en harina.
How do you pronounce "gachas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gachas" is [ˈgat͡ʃas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gachas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gachas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list