gel
Spanish, noun/ˈxel/
gel is spelled G-E-L (3 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,361st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gel is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gel (semi-solid colloid of a solid and a liquid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Suspensión coloidal de un sólido en un medio líquido”.
What does gel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegel (semi-solid colloid of a solid and a liquid)
- 2
masculinegel (cosmetic gel, especially body wash)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suspensión coloidal de un sólido en un medio líquido. 2. En particular, gel₁ que se emplea como fijador para el cabello. 3. En particular, gel₁ jabonoso que se emplea para la higiene personal.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gel
- geles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gel?
- /ˈxel/
- [ˈxel]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gel in Spanish?
gel appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).