gathering

Name: gathering, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/

//ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“gathering” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,958 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,958
frequency rank, Spanish: 17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reunión, concurrencia.

Key facts for gathering
Property	Value
Headword	gathering
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#90,958
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gathering” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gathering lands here:

#90,958

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gathering is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,958 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reunión, concurrencia.".

gathering doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is gathering, spelled G-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

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Reunión, concurrencia.

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 "gathering"?

"gathering" is spelled G-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/.

What does "gathering" mean?

As a noun, "gathering" means: Reunión, concurrencia.

How do you pronounce "gathering"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gathering" is /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gathering" come from?

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Using “gathering”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.