ganso

[ˈgãnso]

/[ˈgãnso]/ noun

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The verdict

“ganso” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,685. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,685
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Anser spp., Branta spp., Chen spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de aves anseriformes estrechamente emparentadas con los patos y los cisnes, de mediano a gran tamaño y hábitos migratorios. Han si...

Corpus desk

Index ES-ganso · ganso · Spanish

ganso · rank #21,685 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,685
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH ganadero

Nearest frequency peer: ganadero (-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 “ganso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ganso” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ganso vs gas
60% similar
ganso vs gato
60% similar
ganso vs gays
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ganso
PropertyValue
Headwordganso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgãnso]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,685
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ganso”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).gansocae 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 “ganadero” (#21,684), “funeraria” (#21,683), “fumadores” (#21,682). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “ganso” va en #21,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ganso (IPA [ˈgãnso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,685 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ganso, with forms such as "agnso", "gannso", and "ganos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gas", "gato", "gays", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ganso, spelled G-A-N-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Anser spp., Branta spp., Chen spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de aves anseriformes estrechamente emparentadas con los patos y los cisnes, de mediano a gran tamaño y hábitos migratorios. Han sido domesticadas desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne, vísceras y huevos, así como por su talante agresivo, que los hace aptos como animales de guardia.
  2. 2
    Sirviente antiguamente encargado de la crianza y educación en el hogar de los niños.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Y todas las provisiones han de valer tan barato que dos gansos, con un pato, valdrán por tres ansarones; las gallinas y capones se cevarán por su pico.
  2. Hay muncho pescado y también muncho marisco, de que se mantienen los de la tierra; y muncha caza de patos y gansos, que crían los indios.

Synonyms

ánsarocaayopreceptor

This word in other languages

goose(English)oie(Français)Gans(Deutsch)ganso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnso
  • gannso
  • ganos
  • gansso
  • gasno
  • gganso
  • gnaso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ganso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agnso2gannso1ganos2gansso1gasno2gganso1gnaso2
Edit distance from "ganso"

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 "ganso"?
"ganso" is spelled G-A-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgãnso].
What does "ganso" mean?
As a noun, "ganso" means: (Anser spp., Branta spp., Chen spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de aves anseriformes estrechamente emparentadas con los patos y los cisnes, de mediano a gran tamaño y hábitos migratorios. Han si...
What words are commonly confused with "ganso"?
"ganso" is commonly confused with "gas", "gato", "gays". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ganso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganso" is [ˈgãnso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganso" come from?
"ganso" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gesta#21,688hiere#21,696Fabra#21,673hitos#21,697

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

laden7 variantsNíger7 variantspersas7 variantsancla7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list