gemir

/[xeˈmiɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,722

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

gemir is aSpanishverb. It means: Expresar su sufrimiento, pena o dolor por medio de sonidos quejumbrosos y lastimeros. Pronounced [xeˈmiɾ]. Often confused with ger and genio.

Key facts for gemir
PropertyValue
Headwordgemir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xeˈmiɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,722
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gemir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gemir is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xeˈmiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,722 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for gemir, with forms such as "egmir", "geimr", and "gemirr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ger", "genio", "Gemma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is gemir, spelled G-E-M-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresar su sufrimiento, pena o dolor por medio de sonidos quejumbrosos y lastimeros.
  2. 2
    Sonido similar al del sufrimiento, pero de gozo, emitido durante el coito.
  3. 3
    Emitir algo un sonido similar al gemido humano.
  4. 4
    Emitir un animal un aullido similar al gemido humano.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egmir,geimr,gemirr,gemmir,gemri,ggemir,gmeir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gemir

Misspelling Variants of "gemir"

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Misspelling Variants of "gemir"

Frequency rank: #38,722 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gemir"?
"gemir" is spelled G-E-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [xeˈmiɾ].
What does "gemir" mean?
As a verb, "gemir" means: Expresar su sufrimiento, pena o dolor por medio de sonidos quejumbrosos y lastimeros.
What words are commonly confused with "gemir"?
"gemir" is commonly confused with "ger", "genio", "Gemma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gemir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gemir" is [xeˈmiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gemir" come from?
"gemir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.