gatada
[gaˈt̪að̞a]
The verdict
“gatada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción propia del gato.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gatada · gatada · Spanish
gatada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gatada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gaˈt̪að̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gatada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gatada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [gaˈt̪að̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for gatada in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 gatada, spelled G-A-T-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Acción propia del gato.
- 2Regate o parada repentina que suele hacer la liebre en la carrera cuando la siguen los perros, con lo que logra que éstos pasan de largo y ella vuelve hacia atrás, sacándoles gran ventaja.
- 3Acción vituperable en que median astucia, engaño y simulación.
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.