gauda

[ˈgawð̞a]

/[ˈgawð̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“gauda” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Nycticorax nycticorax) Ave de la familia Ardeidae (garzas), de cuerpo blanco por el vientre y gris oscuro por el dorso, con ojos rojos y tres plumas largas en la nuca. Se distribuye por América, E...

Corpus desk

Index ES-gauda · gauda · Spanish

gauda · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for gauda
PropertyValue
Headwordgauda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgawð̞a]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gauda” en español

gaudano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gauda is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgawð̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Nycticorax nycticorax) Ave de la familia Ardeidae (garzas), de cuerpo blanco por el vientre y gris oscuro por el dorso, con ojos rojos y tres plumas largas en la nuca. Se distribuye por América, E...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gauda, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gauda, spelled G-A-U-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Nycticorax nycticorax) Ave de la familia Ardeidae (garzas), de cuerpo blanco por el vientre y gris oscuro por el dorso, con ojos rojos y tres plumas largas en la nuca. Se distribuye por América, Europa, Asia y África. Es de hábitos crepusculares y habita en las cercanías de pantanos o cuerpos de agua. En Chiloé se la asocia con la brujería.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gauda"?
"gauda" is spelled G-A-U-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgawð̞a].
What does "gauda" mean?
As a noun, "gauda" means: (Nycticorax nycticorax) Ave de la familia Ardeidae (garzas), de cuerpo blanco por el vientre y gris oscuro por el dorso, con ojos rojos y tres plumas largas en la nuca. Se distribuye por América, E...
How do you pronounce "gauda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gauda" is [ˈgawð̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gauda" come from?
"gauda" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list