gafe
[ˈgafe]
The verdict
“gafe” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #73,674 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #73,674
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que atrae o provoca mala suerte a los que le rodean.
| 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) |
Where “gafe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for gafe is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgafe]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,674 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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 “gafe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgafe] (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.