gears

/ɡɪɚz/

//ɡɪɚz// noun

The verdict

“gears” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,844 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,844
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-gears · gears · Spanish

gears · rank #60,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,844
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gamble

Nearest frequency peer: gamble (-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 “gears”

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 “gears” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gears
PropertyValue
Headwordgears
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɪɚz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gears” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gearscae 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: “gamble” (#60,843), “gentilhombre” (#60,845), “galanes” (#60,841). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gears” va en #60,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gears is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,844 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɪɚz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de gear.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gears, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is gears, spelled G-E-A-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de gear.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list