gavia
[ˈgaβ̞ja]
The verdict
“gavia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,991 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,991
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jaula de madera en que se encierra al loco o furioso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gavia · gavia · Spanish
gavia · rank #82,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,991
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,549
- PHOTO-FINISH gandul
Nearest frequency peer: gandul (-4 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “gavia”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- gando
gando
17,015 corpus weight
- gandul
gandul
17,014 corpus weight
- gavia
gavia
17,010 corpus weight
- genotipos
genotipos
17,006 corpus weight
- geografías
geografías
17,005 corpus weight
- geography
geography
17,004 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “gavia” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gavia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgaβ̞ja] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,991 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gavia” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gavia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,991 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgaβ̞ja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gavia, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is gavia, spelled G-A-V-I-A.
Definition
- 1Jaula de madera en que se encierra al loco o furioso.
- 2Casco de la armadura.
- 3Zanja que se abre en la tierra para desagüe o linde de propiedades.
- 4Hoyo o zanja que se hace en la tierra para plantar los árboles o las cepas.
- 5Cofa, especie de rellano hecho de madera en la parte superior de los mástiles, en las galeras.
- 6Vela colocada en el mastelero del palo mayor de una embarcación.
- 7Por extensión: Velas de los masteleros de trinquete (velacho) y mesana (sobremesana).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.