gangrena

[gãŋˈgɾena]

/[gãŋˈgɾena]/ noun

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The verdict

“gangrena” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,526
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muerte de un tejido producida por la falta de circulación del flujo sanguíneo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gangrena · gangrena · Spanish

gangrena · rank #35,526 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,526
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH ganglios

Nearest frequency peer: ganglios (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “gangrena”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “gangrena” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gangrena
PropertyValue
Headwordgangrena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gãŋˈgɾena]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,526
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gangrena”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gangrenacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ganglios” (#35,525), “generalizaciones” (#35,527), “fémur” (#35,524). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gangrena” va en #35,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gangrena (IPA [gãŋˈgɾena]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,526 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gangrena, with forms such as "agngrena", "gagnrena", and "gangerna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 gangrena, spelled G-A-N-G-R-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muerte de un tejido producida por la falta de circulación del flujo sanguíneo.
  2. 2
    Enfermedad que afecta a los árboles y produce la destrucción de la madera.
  3. 3
    Que es perjudicial para la sociedad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gangrena appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El materialismo parece haberse convertido en una gangrena de la sociedad actual.

This word in other languages

gangrene(English)gangrène(Français)Gangrän(Deutsch)gangrena(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agngrena
  • gagnrena
  • gangerna
  • ganggrena
  • gangrean
  • gangrenna
  • gangrnea
  • gangrrena
  • ganngrena
  • ganrgena
  • ggangrena
  • gnagrena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gangrena - 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.

agngrena2gagnrena2gangerna2ganggrena1gangrean2gangrenna1gangrnea2gangrrena1
Edit distance from "gangrena"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gangrena"?
"gangrena" is spelled G-A-N-G-R-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gãŋˈgɾena].
What does "gangrena" mean?
As a noun, "gangrena" means: Muerte de un tejido producida por la falta de circulación del flujo sanguíneo.
What are common misspellings of "gangrena"?
Common misspellings include "agngrena", "gagnrena", "gangerna", "ganggrena", "gangrean". The correct spelling is "gangrena".
How do you pronounce "gangrena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gangrena" is [gãŋˈgɾena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gangrena" come from?
"gangrena" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gangrena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ganglios#35,525frontier#35,521frazadas#35,518habilitó#35,539

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

falacias12 variantsinactiva12 variantsengendro12 variantsdiálisis12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list