gais

[ˈgajs]

/[ˈgajs]/ adj

The verdict

“gais” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,945 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,945
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de gay.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gais · gais · Spanish

gais · rank #50,945 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,945
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gandia

Nearest frequency peer: Gandia (+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 “gais”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gais
PropertyValue
Headwordgais
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈgajs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,945
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gais” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gaiscae 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: “Gandia” (#50,946), “funesto” (#50,943), “garfio” (#50,947). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gais” va en #50,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gais is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,945 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈgajs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de gay.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gais in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gais, spelled G-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de gay.

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 "gais"?
"gais" is spelled G-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgajs].
What does "gais" mean?
As an adjective, "gais" means: Forma del plural de gay.
How do you pronounce "gais"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gais" is [ˈgajs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gais" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list