gamuza

[gaˈmusa]

/[gaˈmusa]/ noun

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The verdict

“gamuza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,610 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,610
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Rupicapra rupicapra) Mamífero rumiante, ovino, parecido a la cabra, que vive en manadas en los Alpes, hasta el límite de las nieves. Muy codiciado por su piel flexible, de color amarillo pálido, c...

Corpus desk

Index ES-gamuza · gamuza · Spanish

gamuza · rank #61,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,610
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 17,549
  • PHOTO-FINISH galeones

Nearest frequency peer: galeones (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gamuza”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gamuza” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for gamuza
PropertyValue
Headwordgamuza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gaˈmusa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gamuza” 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). gamuza lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

gamuza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,610 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gaˈmusa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

gamuza doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gamuza, spelled G-A-M-U-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Rupicapra rupicapra) Mamífero rumiante, ovino, parecido a la cabra, que vive en manadas en los Alpes, hasta el límite de las nieves. Muy codiciado por su piel flexible, de color amarillo pálido, con la que se confeccionan guantes, zapatos, chaquetas y pantalones.
  2. 2
    Piel curtida de este animal u otros similares, caracterizada por su suavidad y color.
  3. 3
    Color predominante del pelaje de verano del bóvido rupicapra. :* Color: :* Color:
  4. 4
    Paño que imita la textura y aspecto de la piel de gamuza, usado para limpiar muebles de interior.

Synonyms

rebecorupicaprasarriorebecosarrioisard

This word in other languages

chamois(English)chamois(Français)Gämse(Deutsch)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gamuza"?
"gamuza" is spelled G-A-M-U-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈmusa].
What does "gamuza" mean?
As a noun, "gamuza" means: (Rupicapra rupicapra) Mamífero rumiante, ovino, parecido a la cabra, que vive en manadas en los Alpes, hasta el límite de las nieves. Muy codiciado por su piel flexible, de color amarillo pálido, c...
How do you pronounce "gamuza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gamuza" is [gaˈmusa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gamuza" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

header#61,632fardos#61,583iguale#61,649insana#61,672
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