gambito
[gãmˈbit̪o]
The verdict
“gambito” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sacrificio de uno o más peones o una pieza menor en la apertura, realizado con la intención de conseguir ventaja de desarrollo, oportunidades de ataque o ambas cosas.
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Index ES-gambito · gambito · Spanish
gambito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gambito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gãmˈbit̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gambito” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gambito is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [gãmˈbit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gambito, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is gambito, spelled G-A-M-B-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Sacrificio de uno o más peones o una pieza menor en la apertura, realizado con la intención de conseguir ventaja de desarrollo, oportunidades de ataque o ambas cosas.
- 2Cualquier estratagema.^([cita requerida])
- 3Yate.^([cita requerida])
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.