galeras

[gaˈleɾas]

/[gaˈleɾas]/ noun

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The verdict

“galeras” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,226
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pena de remar que se imponía a ciertos delincuentes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-galeras · galeras · Spanish

galeras · rank #32,226 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,226
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH garantizo

Nearest frequency peer: garantizo (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “galeras”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “galeras” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

galeras vs galés
57% similar
galeras vs galesa
71% similar
galeras vs galería
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for galeras
PropertyValue
Headwordgaleras
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gaˈleɾas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,226
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “galeras”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).galerascae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “garantizo” (#32,227), “futbolístico” (#32,224), “gargantas” (#32,228). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “galeras” va en #32,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around galeras (IPA [gaˈleɾas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,226 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pena de remar que se imponía a ciertos delincuentes.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for galeras, with forms such as "agleras", "gaelras", and "galears". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "galés", "galesa", "galería", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is galeras, spelled G-A-L-E-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pena de remar que se imponía a ciertos delincuentes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agleras
  • gaelras
  • galears
  • galerass
  • galerras
  • galersa
  • galleras
  • galreas
  • ggaleras
  • glaeras

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of galeras - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agleras2gaelras2galears2galerass1galerras1galersa2galleras1galreas2
Edit distance from "galeras"

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 "galeras"?
"galeras" is spelled G-A-L-E-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈleɾas].
What does "galeras" mean?
As a noun, "galeras" means: Pena de remar que se imponía a ciertos delincuentes.
What words are commonly confused with "galeras"?
"galeras" is commonly confused with "galés", "galesa", "galería". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "galeras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galeras" is [gaˈleɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galeras" come from?
"galeras" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

firmaba#32,217felinos#32,214highway#32,243exagera#32,202

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list