gala
[ˈgala]
The verdict
“gala” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,684 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,684
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vestimenta elegante, que una persona generalmente usa solo en actos solemnes o en fiestas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gala |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgala] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,684 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gala” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for gala is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgala]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,684 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gala, with forms such as "agla", "gaal", and "galla". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gas", "gay", "gol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is gala, spelled G-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Vestimenta elegante, que una persona generalmente usa solo en actos solemnes o en fiestas.
- 2Garbo, gracejo o bizarría en las acciones o la forma de hablar.
- 3Aquello que es más hermoso, selecto o destacado en algún lugar o cosa.
- 4Besamanos que se hacía en la corte por ser el cumpleaños del rey, la reina, el príncipe o princesa, al cual los militares debían acudir con el uniforme correspondiente.
- 5Reconocimiento que se le hace a quien sobresale en algo, premiándolo con una moneda.
- 6Conjunto de piezas que componen el vestido o traje más engalanado o lujoso de alguien.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agla,gaal,galla,ggala,glaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gala - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “gala”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgala] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gas” - see the side-by-side comparison. gala vs gas
- 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.