gamba

Name: gamba, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈgãmba]

/[ˈgãmba]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“gamba” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,001
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,728
“G” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-gamba · gamba · Spanish

gamba · rank #28,001 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #28,001
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 1,728
PHOTO-FINISH fumador

Nearest frequency peer: fumador (-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.

Fuenlabrada

72,003
Fuji

72,002
fumador

72,001
gamba

72,000
ganga

71,999
gastaron

71,998

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gamba vs Gana

40% similar

gamba vs goma

60% similar

gamba vs game

60% similar

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

Key facts for gamba
Property	Value
Headword	gamba
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈgãmba]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#28,001
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gamba”

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

#28,001

#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 “fumador” (#28,000), “ganga” (#28,002), “Fuji” (#27,999). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gamba” va en #28,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gamba (IPA [ˈgãmba]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,001 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gamba, with forms such as "agmba", "gabma", and "gamab". 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, "Gana", "goma", "game", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 gamba, spelled G-A-M-B-A.

Definition

1
Pata (extremidad).
2
En especial, gamba₁ del ser humano.
3
Cien unidades de una divisa.
4
Lateral vertical que se encuentra a cada lado de un vano, y sobre el que descansa el dintel o arco.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Cinco años y un día a la sombra tendrá que pasar un soldador de 24 años condenado por chorear desde la guantera de un taxi colectivo una miserable gamba y una lapicera plateada marca Parker.

Synonyms

pierna jamba

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

agmba
gabma
gamab
gambba
gammba
gamva
ggamba
gmaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gamba - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "gamba"

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 "gamba"?

"gamba" is spelled G-A-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgãmba].

What does "gamba" mean?

As a noun, "gamba" means: Pata (extremidad).

What words are commonly confused with "gamba"?

"gamba" is commonly confused with "Gana", "goma", "game". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gamba"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gamba" is [ˈgãmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gamba" come from?

"gamba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ganga#28,002 focas#27,995 gruta#28,011 Hades#28,015

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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