galpón

/[galˈpõn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,228

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

galpón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Lugar amplio y techado utilizado como depósito o taller. Pronounced [galˈpõn]. Often confused with Garzón and Gastón.

Key facts for galpón
PropertyValue
Headwordgalpón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[galˈpõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,228
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for galpón is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [galˈpõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,228 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for galpón, with forms such as "aglpón", "gallpón", and "galpnó". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Garzón", "Gastón", "Galván", 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 galpón, spelled G-A-L-P-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar amplio y techado utilizado como depósito o taller.
  2. 2
    Lugar amplio y techado utilizado como depósito o taller.
  3. 3
    Departamento destinado a los esclavos en las haciendas de América.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aglpón,gallpón,galpnó,galppón,galpónn,galópn,gaplón,ggalpón,glapón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for galpón

Misspelling Variants of "galpón"

aglpón6gallpón7galpnó6galppón7galpónn7galópn6gaplón6ggalpón7
Misspelling Variants of "galpón"

Frequency rank: #29,228 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "galpón"?
"galpón" is spelled G-A-L-P-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [galˈpõn].
What does "galpón" mean?
As a noun, "galpón" means: Lugar amplio y techado utilizado como depósito o taller.
What words are commonly confused with "galpón"?
"galpón" is commonly confused with "Garzón", "Gastón", "Galván". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "galpón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galpón" is [galˈpõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galpón" come from?
"galpón" 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.