ganaste

/[gaˈnast̪e]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,255

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

ganaste is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse. Pronounced [gaˈnast̪e]. Often confused with gaste and Gante.

Key facts for ganaste
PropertyValue
Headwordganaste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[gaˈnast̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,255
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ganaste in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ganaste is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gaˈnast̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,255 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for ganaste, with forms such as "agnaste", "gaanste", and "ganaset". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "gaste", "Gante", "garante", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ganaste, spelled G-A-N-A-S-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agnaste,gaanste,ganaset,ganasste,ganastte,ganatse,gannaste,gansate,gganaste,gnaaste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ganaste

Misspelling Variants of "ganaste"

agnaste7gaanste7ganaset7ganasste8ganastte8ganatse7gannaste8gansate7
Misspelling Variants of "ganaste"

Frequency rank: #13,255 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ganaste"?
"ganaste" is spelled G-A-N-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈnast̪e].
What does "ganaste" mean?
As a verb, "ganaste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse.
What words are commonly confused with "ganaste"?
"ganaste" is commonly confused with "gaste", "Gante", "garante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ganaste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganaste" is [gaˈnast̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganaste" come from?
"ganaste" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.