gemelos
[xeˈmelos]
The verdict
“gemelos” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,858 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,858
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anteojos
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gemelos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xeˈmelos] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gemelos” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for gemelos is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xeˈmelos]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,858 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gemelos, with forms such as "egmelos", "geemlos", and "gemellos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "géneros", "gemidos", "gemelo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is gemelos, spelled G-E-M-E-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1Anteojos
- 2Juego de dos botones iguales o de algún broche que consta de dos barritas u otras figuras de metal, nácar, etc.; sirven para abrochar el cuello y puños de las camisolas y antiguamente servían para pasar de ojal a ojal en las levitas, fraques, etc., a fin de cerrarlos ante el pecho.
- 3Pieza de artillería compuesta de dos cañones separados en la parte superior, reunidos en el centro y con un solo fogón. Se fundían en Francia.
- 4Nombre de dos músculos gruesos bífidos y aplanados, que constituyen la mayor parte de la pantorrilla.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egmelos,geemlos,gemellos,gemeloss,gemelso,gemeols,gemleos,gemmelos,ggemelos,gmeelos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gemelos - 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.
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 “gemelos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-E-M-E-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xeˈmelos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “géneros” - see the side-by-side comparison. gemelos vs géneros
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.