gavilanes

[gaβ̞iˈlanes]

/[gaβ̞iˈlanes]/ noun

The verdict

“gavilanes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,539 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,539
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de gavilán.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gavilanes · gavilanes · Spanish

gavilanes · rank #58,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,539
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gastará

Nearest frequency peer: gastará (-1 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “gavilanes”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gavilanes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gavilanes
PropertyValue
Headwordgavilanes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gaβ̞iˈlanes]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gavilanes” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gavilanescae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gastará” (#58,538), “geles” (#58,541), “gens” (#58,542). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gavilanes” va en #58,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gavilanes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,539 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gaβ̞iˈlanes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de gavilán.".

gavilanes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 gavilanes, spelled G-A-V-I-L-A-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de gavilán.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gavilanes"?
"gavilanes" is spelled G-A-V-I-L-A-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [gaβ̞iˈlanes].
What does "gavilanes" mean?
As a noun, "gavilanes" means: Forma del plural de gavilán.
How do you pronounce "gavilanes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gavilanes" is [gaβ̞iˈlanes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gavilanes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gavilanes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list