gata
Spanish, noun/ˈɡata/
gata is spelled G-A-T-A (4 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,111th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gata is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “carjack, jack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of gato (“cat”): she-cat, molly, queen, female cat. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de gato (máquina hidráulica)”.
What does gata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of gato (“cat”): she-cat, molly, queen, female cat
- 2
femininecarjack, jack
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante de gato (máquina hidráulica). 2. Variante de gato (prostituta). 3. (Ononis spinosa) Planta papilionácea muy común en los sembrados. Es un arbusto espinoso. 4. Sirvienta.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gata
- gatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gata?
- /ˈɡata/
- [ˈɡa.t̪a]
- [ˈgat̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gata in Spanish?
gata appears 4.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).