ganar
[gaˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“ganar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #708
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obtener un beneficio económico.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ganar · ganar · Spanish
ganar · rank #708 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #708
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH especialmente
Nearest frequency peer: especialmente (-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 “ganar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- compañía
compañía
99,296 corpus weight
- diciendo
diciendo
99,295 corpus weight
- especialmen…
especialmente
99,294 corpus weight
- ganar
ganar
99,293 corpus weight
- interior
interior
99,292 corpus weight
- lucha
lucha
99,291 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ganar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ganar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [gaˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #708 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ganar” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around ganar (IPA [gaˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #708 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ganar, with forms such as "agnar", "gaanr", and "ganarr". 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, "gar", "gane", "gano", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ganar, spelled G-A-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Obtener un beneficio económico.
- 2Obtener una ganancia a través de cualquier medio.
- 3Salir victorioso de una lucha, disputa o competición.
- 4Aventajar en algo a otro.
- 5Referido a un lugar, conquistarlo.
- 6Adquirir caudal o aumentarlo con cualquier género de comercio, industria o trabajo.
- 7Referido a un lugar, llegar a él, especialmente si al lograrlo se sale de un peligro.
- 8Atraer con exhortaciones o predicación.
- 9Seducir, sobornar.
- 10Captarse, granjearse estimación, afecto, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ganar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Una tarde de invierno gané el bosque. La hojarasca se apretaba al suelo, podrida. El follaje colgaba mojado y muerto, como de trapo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- agnar
- gaanr
- ganarr
- gannar
- ganra
- gganar
- gnaar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ganar - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ganar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "ganar". Here's where to go from here.
- "ganar" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gar". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #708 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.