gede
[ˈxeð̞e]
The verdict
“gede” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,253 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,253
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una persona: que es insoportable, controladora, sobreprotectora o paternalista. Utilizado sobre todo para referir a los padres.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gede |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈxeð̞e] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #78,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gede” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gede is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,253 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈxeð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de una persona: que es insoportable, controladora, sobreprotectora o paternalista. Utilizado sobre todo para referir a los padres.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gede, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is gede, spelled G-E-D-E.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona: que es insoportable, controladora, sobreprotectora o paternalista. Utilizado sobre todo para referir a los padres.
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 “gede”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-E-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxeð̞e] (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.