gafe
[ˈgafe]
The verdict
“gafe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,674 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,674
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que atrae o provoca mala suerte a los que le rodean.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gafe · gafe · Spanish
gafe · rank #73,674 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,674
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH futbolísticos
Nearest frequency peer: futbolísticos (-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 “gafe”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- funcionase
funcionase
26,330 corpus weight
- futbolístic…
futbolísticos
26,328 corpus weight
- gafe
gafe
26,327 corpus weight
- galopando
galopando
26,326 corpus weight
- ganábamos
ganábamos
26,325 corpus weight
- Garret
Garret
26,320 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gafe” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gafe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈgafe] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #73,674 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gafe” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gafe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,674 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈgafe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
gafe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gafe, spelled G-A-F-E.
Definition
- 1Persona que atrae o provoca mala suerte a los que le rodean.
- 2Persona que arruina alguna diversión.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gafe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se llegó a hacer película del propio Fúlmine, en su país natal, un gafe que iba causando estragos allí por donde fuera
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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