gamble

/ˈɡæm.bəl/

//ˈɡæm.bəl// verb

The verdict

“gamble” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,843 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,843
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-gamble · gamble · Spanish

gamble · rank #60,843 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,843
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gears

Nearest frequency peer: gears (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “gamble”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gamble” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cola larga: rango de “gamble” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gamblecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gears” (#60,844), “galanes” (#60,841), “gentilhombre” (#60,845). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gamble” va en #60,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gamble is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,843 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈɡæm.bəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list