galleta

/[gaˈʝet̪a]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,739

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

galleta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pasta compuesta de harina, azúcar y a veces huevo, manteca o confituras diversas, que, dividida en trozos pequeños y moldeados o modelados en forma varia, se cuecen al horno. Pronounced [gaˈʝet̪a]. Often confused with goleta and Gazeta.

Key facts for galleta
PropertyValue
Headwordgalleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gaˈʝet̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,739
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for galleta is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gaˈʝet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,739 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for galleta, with forms such as "aglleta", "galelta", and "galeta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "goleta", "Gazeta", "gallina", 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 galleta, spelled G-A-L-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasta compuesta de harina, azúcar y a veces huevo, manteca o confituras diversas, que, dividida en trozos pequeños y moldeados o modelados en forma varia, se cuecen al horno.
  2. 2
    Bollo de pan con costra.
  3. 3
    Pan sin levadura, especialmente preparado para su larga conservación que se embarcaba para consumo de los marinos en largos viajes.
  4. 4
    Pan bazo que se amasa para los trabajadores rurales.
  5. 5
    Carbón mineral lavado y clasificado, cuyos trozos deben tener un tamaño reglamentario de entre 25 y 45 mm.
  6. 6
    Ladrillo delgado y plano.
  7. 7
    Nudo o enredo que se produce en un hilo, cable o línea de pesca.
  8. 8
    Bola en la que rematan los palos y las astas de banderas.
  9. 9
    Herraje al tope del mástil para distanciar el estay de popa de la baluma.
  10. 10
    Adorno con que, hacia 1840, se sustituyó el pompón en el chacó y morrión militares. Consistía en un disco que llevaba en la parte anterior el número del regimiento.
  11. 11
    Escudo de las gorras de los marinos.
  12. 12
    Cachetada, bofetada.
  13. 13
    Embotellamiento.
  14. 14
    Compresa.
  15. 15
    Embrollo, lío.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aglleta,galelta,galeta,galleat,galletta,galltea,ggalleta,glaleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for galleta

Misspelling Variants of "galleta"

aglleta7galelta7galeta6galleat7galletta8galltea7ggalleta8glaleta7
Misspelling Variants of "galleta"

Frequency rank: #19,739 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "galleta"?
"galleta" is spelled G-A-L-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈʝet̪a].
What does "galleta" mean?
As a noun, "galleta" means: Pasta compuesta de harina, azúcar y a veces huevo, manteca o confituras diversas, que, dividida en trozos pequeños y moldeados o modelados en forma varia, se cuecen al horno.
What words are commonly confused with "galleta"?
"galleta" is commonly confused with "goleta", "Gazeta", "gallina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "galleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galleta" is [gaˈʝet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galleta" come from?
"galleta" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.