gates

/ɡeɪts/

//ɡeɪts// noun

The verdict

“gates” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,115
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de gate.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gates · gates · Spanish

gates · rank #16,115 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,115
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gastando

Nearest frequency peer: gastando (-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 “gates”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gates” 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).

gates vs gato
60% similar
gates vs gays
60% similar
gates vs goes
60% similar

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

Key facts for gates
PropertyValue
Headwordgates
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡeɪts/
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,115
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gates”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gatescae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gastando” (#16,114), “ge” (#16,116), “ganaría” (#16,113). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gates” va en #16,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gates (IPA /ɡeɪts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,115 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de gate.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gates, with forms such as "agtes", "gaets", and "gatess". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gato", "gays", "goes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is gates, spelled G-A-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de gate.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agtes
  • gaets
  • gatess
  • gatse
  • gattes
  • ggates
  • gtaes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gates - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agtes2gaets2gatess1gatse2gattes1ggates1gtaes2
Edit distance from "gates"

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 "gates"?
"gates" is spelled G-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡeɪts/.
What does "gates" mean?
As a noun, "gates" means: Forma del plural de gate.
What words are commonly confused with "gates"?
"gates" is commonly confused with "gato", "gays", "goes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gates" is /ɡeɪts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gates" come from?
"gates" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list