gauda

[ˈgawð̞a]

/[ˈgawð̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“gauda” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

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

Where “gauda” sits in Spanish frequency

gauda falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gauda is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgawð̞a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(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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Using “gauda”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-U-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈgawð̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list