gaveta
[gaˈβ̞et̪a]
The verdict
“gaveta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,813 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,813
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cajón corredizo que hay en los escritorios y papeleras, y sirve para guardar lo que se quiere tener a la mano.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gaveta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gaˈβ̞et̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gaveta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gaveta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,813 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gaˈβ̞et̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
gaveta has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gaveta, spelled G-A-V-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Cajón corredizo que hay en los escritorios y papeleras, y sirve para guardar lo que se quiere tener a la mano.
- 2Mueble con ese tipo de cajones.
- 3Recipiente usado en albañilería para preparar masas de mortero, yeso, etc.
- 4Guantera de un coche.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “gaveta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-V-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gaˈβ̞et̪a] (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.