gemelo

Name: gemelo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[xeˈmelo]

/[xeˈmelo]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“gemelo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,742. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,742
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,728
“G” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de cada uno de los dos o más hermanos nacidos de un mismo parto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gemelo · gemelo · Spanish

gemelo · rank #19,742 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,742
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 1,728
PHOTO-FINISH gaviota

Nearest frequency peer: gaviota (-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.

galleta

80,262
garage

80,261
gaviota

80,260
gemelo

80,259
generalizac…

80,257
gestores

80,255

What this shows “gemelo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gemelo vs género

50% similar

gemelo vs gemido

67% similar

gemelo vs Gimeno

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gemelo
Property	Value
Headword	gemelo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[xeˈmelo]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#19,742
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gemelo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gemelocae aquí:

#19,742

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gaviota” (#19,741), “garage” (#19,740), “generalización” (#19,744). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gemelo” va en #19,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gemelo (IPA [xeˈmelo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,742 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gemelo, with forms such as "egmelo", "geemlo", and "gemello". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "género", "gemido", "Gimeno", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is gemelo, spelled G-E-M-E-L-O.

Definition

1
Se dice de cada uno de los dos o más hermanos nacidos de un mismo parto.
2
Igual, de la misma forma.
3
Se aplica a las arterias que nacen en la parte posterior y un poco lateral de la poplítea, estando en su origen separadas por el nervio ciático.
4
Se aplica a las venas que siguen la misma senda que las arterias del propio nombre y desembocan en la mena poplítea.

This word in other languages

twin(English)Zwilling(Deutsch)gêmeo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

egmelo
geemlo
gemello
gemeol
gemleo
gemmelo
ggemelo
gmeelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gemelo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "gemelo"

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 "gemelo"?

"gemelo" is spelled G-E-M-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xeˈmelo].

What does "gemelo" mean?

As an adjective, "gemelo" means: Se dice de cada uno de los dos o más hermanos nacidos de un mismo parto.

What words are commonly confused with "gemelo"?

"gemelo" is commonly confused with "género", "gemido", "Gimeno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gemelo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gemelo" is [xeˈmelo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gemelo" come from?

"gemelo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

garage#19,740 Girona#19,748 falcon#19,731 Génova#19,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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