ganchito
[gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o]
The verdict
“ganchito” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diminutivo de gancho.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ganchito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ganchito” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ganchito is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ganchito, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ganchito, spelled G-A-N-C-H-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de gancho.
- 2Pequeña pieza metálica en forma de Π cuyos dos extremos perforan varios papeles, cartones, etc. a la vez y a continuación se doblan para mantenerlos sujetos.
- 3Aperitivo ligero y crujiente, de forma alargada y más o menos curvada, hecho a base de maíz o patata y habitualmente rebozado con algún tipo de saborizante de queso.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ganchito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-N-C-H-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o] (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.