garabato

[gaɾaˈβ̞at̪o]

/[gaɾaˈβ̞at̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“garabato” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,277 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,277
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento de hierro con punta en forma de semicírculo, que sirve para tener colgadas en él cosas o para agarrarlas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-garabato · garabato · Spanish

garabato · rank #50,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,277
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gaona

Nearest frequency peer: Gaona (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “garabato”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “garabato” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for garabato
PropertyValue
Headwordgarabato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gaɾaˈβ̞at̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “garabato” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).garabatocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Gaona” (#50,276), “fílmica” (#50,275), “gazpacho” (#50,279). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “garabato” va en #50,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

garabato is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,277 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gaɾaˈβ̞at̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 15 senses are on record.

garabato doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is garabato, spelled G-A-R-A-B-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento de hierro con punta en forma de semicírculo, que sirve para tener colgadas en él cosas o para agarrarlas.
  2. 2
    Almocafre.
  3. 3
    Soguilla pequeña con una estaca corta en cada extremo, para asir con ella la moña o hacecillo de lino crudo y tenerlo firme a los golpes del mazo con le quitan la gárgola o simiente.
  4. 4
    Arado en que el timón se sustituye por dos piezas de madera unidas a la cama y que permiten que haga el tiro una sola caballería.
  5. 5
    Instrumento que se emplea en el Cantábrico para la pesca del centollo.
  6. 6
    Palo de madera que está en el extremo del gancho.
  7. 7
    Escritura o dibujo realizado rápidamente y sin atención a la calidad, a menudo simultaneando su trazado con otra tarea.
  8. 8
    Letra manuscrita ininteligible.
  9. 9
    Taco o palabra soez.
  10. 10
    Humildad de garabato.
  11. 11
    (Senegalia gilliesii) Arbusto de la familia de las leguminosas, que se caracteriza por sus espinas con forma de gancho. Está en Argentina, Bolivia y Paraguay.
  12. 12
    Perosna jorobada, encorvada.
  13. 13
    Aire, garbo y gentileza que tienen algunas mujeres, y les sirve de atractivo aunque no sean hermosas.
  14. 14
    Bozal para perros.
  15. 15
    Acciones descompasadas con dedos y manos.

Synonyms

ganchogarrapatoteatín

This word in other languages

doodle(English)gribouillage(Français)

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 "garabato"?
"garabato" is spelled G-A-R-A-B-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gaɾaˈβ̞at̪o].
What does "garabato" mean?
As a noun, "garabato" means: Instrumento de hierro con punta en forma de semicírculo, que sirve para tener colgadas en él cosas o para agarrarlas.
How do you pronounce "garabato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "garabato" is [gaɾaˈβ̞at̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "garabato" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gazpacho#50,279fuselaje#50,272Grimaldi#50,286guijarro#50,288

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list