gancho

/[ˈgãnʲt͡ʃo]/ noun

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Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,100

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

gancho is aSpanishnoun. It means: Instrumento o utensilio de forma curva y a menudo puntiaguda en uno de sus extremos o en ambos, que se emplea para agarrar, enganchar, sujetar, colgar o tejer. Pronounced [ˈgãnʲt͡ʃo]. Often confused with gano and ganso.

Key facts for gancho
PropertyValue
Headwordgancho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgãnʲt͡ʃo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,100
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gancho is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgãnʲt͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,100 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 19 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for gancho, with forms such as "agncho", "gacnho", and "ganccho". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "gano", "ganso", "gaucho", 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 gancho, spelled G-A-N-C-H-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento o utensilio de forma curva y a menudo puntiaguda en uno de sus extremos o en ambos, que se emplea para agarrar, enganchar, sujetar, colgar o tejer.
  2. 2
    Parte de la rama que queda adherida al árbol cuando esta se rompe.
  3. 3
    Vara, palo o bastón que tiene forma curva en su parte superior.
  4. 4
    Tipo de golpe o agarre que se da doblando el brazo.
  5. 5
    Lanzamiento de la pelota hacia la canasta, que se hace formando un arco con el brazo sobre la cabeza.
  6. 6
    Persona que trata de obtener sus fines convenciendo o manipulando a otros con astucia, maña o arte. Estafador.
  7. 7
    Persona que actúa como cómplice de quien vende o rifa algo, aparentando ser parte del público para estimular la compra con su ejemplo.
  8. 8
    Forma caprichosa o irregular que se hace al escribir ciertas letras, palabras o figuras.
  9. 9
    Capacidad de atraer la atención o instigar el deseo. Especialmente cuando aparenta ser mucho más de lo que en realidad es.
  10. 10
    Hombre que controla y se lucra de un grupo de prostitutas.
  11. 11
    En la caza, acción de batir un terreno pequeño para hacer que las presas salgan a la zona donde están esperando los cazadores.
  12. 12
    Utensilio para fregar o limpiar el suelo sin tener que arrodillarse.
  13. 13
    Engaño o estrategia para timar.
  14. 14
    Ojo humano.
  15. 15
    Órgano sexual femenino.
  16. 16
    Herramienta para arrancar hierbas o plantas no deseadas y limpiar o escardar la tierra, permitiendo que crezcan las plantas deseadas.
  17. 17
    Venta de artículos a precios inferiores al habitual.
  18. 18
    Silla diseñada para que las señoras monten a caballo.
  19. 19
    Esposas, anillas de acero unidas por una cadena usadas por los cuerpos de seguridad para aprehender delincuentes.

Synonyms

atractivollamatividadrufiánsacadillafregonatrapeadorvulvaalmocafrepromociónrebajasaldo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agncho,gacnho,ganccho,ganchho,gancoh,ganhco,ganncho,ggancho,gnacho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gancho

Misspelling Variants of "gancho"

agncho6gacnho6ganccho7ganchho7gancoh6ganhco6ganncho7ggancho7
Misspelling Variants of "gancho"

Frequency rank: #15,100 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gancho"?
"gancho" is spelled G-A-N-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgãnʲt͡ʃo].
What does "gancho" mean?
As a noun, "gancho" means: Instrumento o utensilio de forma curva y a menudo puntiaguda en uno de sus extremos o en ambos, que se emplea para agarrar, enganchar, sujetar, colgar o tejer.
What words are commonly confused with "gancho"?
"gancho" is commonly confused with "gano", "ganso", "gaucho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gancho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gancho" is [ˈgãnʲt͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gancho" come from?
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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.