gaur

[ˈgawɾ]

/[ˈgawɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Bos gaurus) Animal salvaje de la India

Key facts for gaur
PropertyValue
Headwordgaur
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgawɾ]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gaur” sits in Spanish frequency

gaur 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.

Rare enough to double-check

gaur is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgawɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Bos gaurus) Animal salvaje de la India".

gaur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 gaur, spelled G-A-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Bos gaurus) Animal salvaje de la India

This word in other languages

Gaur(Deutsch)

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 "gaur"?
"gaur" is spelled G-A-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgawɾ].
What does "gaur" mean?
As a noun, "gaur" means: (Bos gaurus) Animal salvaje de la India
How do you pronounce "gaur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaur" is [ˈgawɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaur" come from?
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Using “gaur”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈgawɾ] (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