ganchito

[gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o]

/[gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o]/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de gancho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ganchito · ganchito · Spanish

ganchito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ganchito
PropertyValue
Headwordganchito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ganchito” en español

ganchitoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de gancho.
  2. 2
    Pequeña 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.
  3. 3
    Aperitivo 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.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ganchito"?
"ganchito" is spelled G-A-N-C-H-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o].
What does "ganchito" mean?
As a noun, "ganchito" means: Diminutivo de gancho.
How do you pronounce "ganchito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganchito" is [gãnʲˈt͡ʃit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganchito" come from?
"ganchito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list