gamble

/ˈɡæm.bəl/

//ˈɡæm.bəl// verb

The verdict

“gamble” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,843 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#60,843
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apostar, jugar.

Key facts for gamble
PropertyValue
Headwordgamble
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɡæm.bəl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gamble” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gamble lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gamble is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡæm.bəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #60,843 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Apostar, jugar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gamble, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gamble, spelled G-A-M-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apostar, jugar.

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 "gamble"?
"gamble" is spelled G-A-M-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡæm.bəl/.
What does "gamble" mean?
As a verb, "gamble" means: Apostar, jugar.
How do you pronounce "gamble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gamble" is /ˈɡæm.bəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gamble" come from?
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Using “gamble”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-M-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɡæm.bəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list