gama

[ˈgama]

/[ˈgama]/ noun

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The verdict

“gama” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,209) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,209
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escala musical.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gama · gama · Spanish

gama · rank #5,209 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,209
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH físicas

Nearest frequency peer: físicas (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “gama”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “gama” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

gama vs gas
50% similar
gama vs gay
50% similar
gama vs gan
50% similar

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

Key facts for gama
PropertyValue
Headwordgama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgama]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,209
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “gama”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “físicas” (#5,208), “gastar” (#5,210), “futuros” (#5,207). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gama” va en #5,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for gama is neighbouring look-alikes ("gas", "gay", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈgama]. Frequency #5,209 among 1,728 “G” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for gama, with forms such as "agma", "gaam", and "ggama". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gas", "gay", "gan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is gama, spelled G-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escala musical.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de notas musicales que se tocan de forma repetida para aprender.
  3. 3
    Serie de colores ordenados con sus gradaciones.
  4. 4
    Escala o gradación de cualquier otra cosa.
  5. 5
    Tercera letra del alfabeto griego.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gama appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El público lo desaprobó y recibió con toda una gama de insultos.

This word in other languages

range(English)échelle(Français)gama(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agma
  • gaam
  • ggama
  • gmaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gama - 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.

agma2gaam2ggama1gmaa2
Edit distance from "gama"

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 "gama"?
"gama" is spelled G-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgama].
What does "gama" mean?
As a noun, "gama" means: Escala musical.
What words are commonly confused with "gama"?
"gama" is commonly confused with "gas", "gay", "gan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gama" is [ˈgama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gama" come from?
"gama" 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 "gama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

free#5,205miel#5,231amas#5,171tuit#5,160

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list