gasa

[ˈgasa]

/[ˈgasa]/ noun

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The verdict

“gasa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,142
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tela muy ligera y casi transparente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gasa · gasa · Spanish

gasa · rank #33,142 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,142
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH funden

Nearest frequency peer: funden (-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 “gasa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gasa” 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).

gasa vs gay
50% similar
gasa vs GPS
0% similar
gasa vs Gus
25% similar

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

Key facts for gasa
PropertyValue
Headwordgasa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgasa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#33,142
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gasa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).gasacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “funden” (#33,141), “gauchos” (#33,143), “fume” (#33,140). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gasa” va en #33,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around gasa (IPA [ˈgasa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,142 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gasa, with forms such as "agsa", "gaas", and "gassa". 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, "gay", "GPS", "Gus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gasa, spelled G-A-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tela muy ligera y casi transparente.
  2. 2
    Pieza o tira de gasa₁.
  3. 3
    En particular, gasa₂ de color negro que se viste en señal de luto.
  4. 4
    En particular, gasa₂ esterilizada que se emplea para cubrir y proteger heridas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Toca de gasa se puso, Lechuguilla y arandela, Y en el copete rizado Claveles de la joyera.
  2. Mientras por ahí abajo, en obsceno y pestilente tumulto, corrían mezclados las menstruaciones de aquellas amadas románticas, los excrementos de las vaporosas jóvenes vestidas de gasa, los preservativos usados por correctos gerentes, los destrozados fotos de miles de abortos, los restos de comidas de millones de casas y restaurantes, la inmensa, la innumer…

Synonyms

cendalapósitocompresa

This word in other languages

gauze(English)gaze(Français)Gaze(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agsa
  • gaas
  • gassa
  • ggasa
  • gsaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gasa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agsa2gaas2gassa1ggasa1gsaa2
Edit distance from "gasa"

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 "gasa"?
"gasa" is spelled G-A-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgasa].
What does "gasa" mean?
As a noun, "gasa" means: Tela muy ligera y casi transparente.
What words are commonly confused with "gasa"?
"gasa" is commonly confused with "gay", "GPS", "Gus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gasa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gasa" is [ˈgasa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gasa" come from?
"gasa" 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 "gasa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fume#33,140hana#33,159kart#33,189less#33,199

Similar misspelling depth

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

huela5 variantsmiga5 variantscopo5 variantscame5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list