ganzúa
[gãnˈsua]
The verdict
“ganzúa” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alambre fuerte y doblado por una punta, a modo de garfio, con que, a falta de llave, pueden correrse los pestillos de la cerradura.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ganzúa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gãnˈsua] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ganzúa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ganzúa is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gãnˈsua]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
ganzúa has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 ganzúa, spelled G-A-N-Z-Ú-A.
Definition
- 1Alambre fuerte y doblado por una punta, a modo de garfio, con que, a falta de llave, pueden correrse los pestillos de la cerradura.
- 2Ladrón que roba lo que está muy cerrado o escondido.
- 3Persona que tiene arte o maña para sonsacar a otra su secreto.
- 4El que ejecuta la pena de muerte.
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 “ganzúa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-N-Z-Ú-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gãnˈsua] (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.