gafo
[ˈgafo]
The verdict
“gafo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,959 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,959
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Con los dedos encorvados como garras.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gafo · gafo · Spanish
gafo · rank #71,959 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,959
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH fémina
Nearest frequency peer: fémina (-2 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 “gafo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- fusco
fusco
28,046 corpus weight
- futboleros
futboleros
28,045 corpus weight
- fémina
fémina
28,044 corpus weight
- gafo
gafo
28,042 corpus weight
- galopar
galopar
28,039 corpus weight
- gateando
gateando
28,037 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gafo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gafo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈgafo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #71,959 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gafo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gafo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,959 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈgafo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
gafo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is gafo, spelled G-A-F-O.
Definition
- 1Con los dedos encorvados como garras.
- 2Que padece gafedad (antiguo nombre dado a la lepra).
- 3Animal ungulado con los cascos o pezuñas desgastados por falta de uso de herraduras.
- 4Falto de inteligencia y entendimiento.
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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