garra
[ˈgara]
The verdict
“garra” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #16,592 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,592
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uñas largas, fuertes y curvadas que poseen algunos animales, especialmente carnívoros.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | garra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgara] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #16,592 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “garra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for garra is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgara]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,592 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for garra, with forms such as "agrra", "garar", and "ggarra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gira", "Gary", "gaza", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is garra, spelled G-A-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1Uñas largas, fuertes y curvadas que poseen algunos animales, especialmente carnívoros.
- 2Por extensión, manos y patas de estos animales, o figurativamente de una persona rapaz y cruel.
- 3Cada uno de los ganchos del arpeo.
- 4Vigor, voluntad.
- 5Pierna.
- 6Extremidad del cuero por donde se afianza en las estacas al estirarlo.
- 7Pedazo de cuero endurecido y arrugado.
- 8Saco de cuero.
- 9Cualquiera de las prendas del apero de montar.
- 10Objeto de calidad deplorable.
- 11Cantidad pequeña de algo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agrra,garar,ggarra,grara
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of garra - 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.
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.
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Using “garra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgara] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gira” - see the side-by-side comparison. garra vs gira
- 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.