galería

/[galeˈɾia]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,784

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

galería is aSpanishnoun. It means: Corredor o estancia larga que, al menos a uno de sus lados, tiene numerosas ventanas o huecos al exterior. Pronounced [galeˈɾia]. It ranks #3,784 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Galia and gloria.

Key facts for galería
PropertyValue
Headwordgalería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[galeˈɾia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,784
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of galería in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for galería is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [galeˈɾia]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,784 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for galería, with forms such as "aglería", "gaelría", and "galeraí". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Galia", "gloria", "galesa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is galería, spelled G-A-L-E-R-Í-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Corredor o estancia larga que, al menos a uno de sus lados, tiene numerosas ventanas o huecos al exterior.
  2. 2
    Colección de obras de arte.
  3. 3
    Lugar dedicado a la exhibición de obras de artes plásticas.
  4. 4
    Dícese también de los túneles de las minas.
  5. 5
    Balcón que se forma en la popa de los navíos sobre la prolongación de la cubierta del alcázar. En los de tres puentes hay dos, uno en la cámara alta y otro en la del medio. En el día se construye sobre la misma cubierta , robando a dichas cámaras el extremo de popa la parte que ocupa este corredor, como también se le llama.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aglería,gaelría,galeraí,galerría,galeíra,gallería,galreía,ggalería,glaería

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for galería

Misspelling Variants of "galería"

aglería7gaelría7galeraí7galerría8galeíra7gallería8galreía7ggalería8
Misspelling Variants of "galería"

Frequency rank: #3,784 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "galería"?
"galería" is spelled G-A-L-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [galeˈɾia].
What does "galería" mean?
As a noun, "galería" means: Corredor o estancia larga que, al menos a uno de sus lados, tiene numerosas ventanas o huecos al exterior.
What words are commonly confused with "galería"?
"galería" is commonly confused with "Galia", "gloria", "galesa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "galería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galería" is [galeˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galería" come from?
"galería" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.