gafa

[ˈgafa]

/[ˈgafa]/ noun

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The verdict

“gafa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,837 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,837
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento que sirve para armar la ballesta, que tiene una manija, y del remate sale una asa con un gancho, que prende en la cuerda. Junto a la misma manija salen dos medias lunas de acero, prolon...

Corpus desk

Index ES-gafa · gafa · Spanish

gafa · rank #63,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,837
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gajes

Nearest frequency peer: gajes (+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 “gafa”

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 “gafa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gafa
PropertyValue
Headwordgafa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgafa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gafa” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gafacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gajes” (#63,838), “fundiciones” (#63,834), “fragmentados” (#63,833). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gafa” va en #63,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gafa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,837 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgafa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gafa, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is gafa, spelled G-A-F-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento que sirve para armar la ballesta, que tiene una manija, y del remate sale una asa con un gancho, que prende en la cuerda. Junto a la misma manija salen dos medias lunas de acero, prolongadas en las puntas, y movibles en su nacimiento, las cuales abrazan la caja de la ballesta. Haciendo fuerza en dos pitones de hierro, que tiene a los lados de dicha caja, se va apretando con la manija hacia la culata, y va cogiendo tanta fuerza que la cuerda que está presa al gancho contrapuesto viene fácilmente a montarse en la nuez, y a dejar armada la ballesta.
  2. 2
    Variante poco usada de gafas.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los enganches con que aseguran a las orejas los anteojos.
  4. 4
    Objeto metálico en forma de U con sus extremos afilados. Se usa para unir dos piezas contiguas, como tablas o planchas y también papeles.
  5. 5
    Objeto en forma de tenaza donde se cuelgan objetos pesados.

Synonyms

antiparrasanteojosespejueloslentesquevedosgrapa

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 "gafa"?
"gafa" is spelled G-A-F-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgafa].
What does "gafa" mean?
As a noun, "gafa" means: Instrumento que sirve para armar la ballesta, que tiene una manija, y del remate sale una asa con un gancho, que prende en la cuerda. Junto a la misma manija salen dos medias lunas de acero, prolon...
How do you pronounce "gafa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gafa" is [ˈgafa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gafa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fata#63,820Hita#63,873ibid#63,882ligo#63,953

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list