galantería

[galãn̪t̪eˈɾia]

/[galãn̪t̪eˈɾia]/ noun

The verdict

“galantería” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,954 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,954
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o expresión obsequiosa, cortesana o de urbanidad para con cualquier persona y con especialidad para las damas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-galanteria · galantería · Spanish

galantería · rank #90,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,954
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gabaldón

Nearest frequency peer: Gabaldón (-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 “galantería”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for galantería
PropertyValue
Headwordgalantería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[galãn̪t̪eˈɾia]
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “galantería” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).galanteríacae 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: “Gabaldón” (#90,953), “Galarreta” (#90,955), “frontend” (#90,952). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “galantería” va en #90,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

galantería is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,954 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [galãn̪t̪eˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for galantería, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is galantería, spelled G-A-L-A-N-T-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o expresión obsequiosa, cortesana o de urbanidad para con cualquier persona y con especialidad para las damas.
  2. 2
    Gracia y elegancia que se adquiere en la forma o figura de algunas cosas.
  3. 3
    Liberalidad, bizarría, generosidad.

This word in other languages

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 "galantería"?
"galantería" is spelled G-A-L-A-N-T-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [galãn̪t̪eˈɾia].
What does "galantería" mean?
As a noun, "galantería" means: Acción o expresión obsequiosa, cortesana o de urbanidad para con cualquier persona y con especialidad para las damas.
How do you pronounce "galantería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galantería" is [galãn̪t̪eˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galantería" come from?
"galantería" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list