gentes

[ˈxẽn̪t̪es]

/[ˈxẽn̪t̪es]/ noun

The verdict

“gentes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,665
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de personas, en particular si pertenecen al pueblo común, a un grupo específico o a un grupo diferente a aquel con el que se identifica el hablante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gentes · gentes · Spanish

gentes · rank #8,665 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,665
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH grand

Nearest frequency peer: grand (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “gentes”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gentes vs Ginés
33% similar
gentes vs gestos
67% similar
gentes vs gentil
67% similar

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

Key facts for gentes
PropertyValue
Headwordgentes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxẽn̪t̪es]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,665
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gentes”

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

#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 “grand” (#8,666), “freno” (#8,663), “if” (#8,667). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gentes” va en #8,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gentes (IPA [ˈxẽn̪t̪es]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,665 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Conjunto de personas, en particular si pertenecen al pueblo común, a un grupo específico o a un grupo diferente a aquel con el que se identifica el hablante.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gentes, with forms such as "egntes", "genets", and "genntes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ginés", "gestos", "gentil", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 gentes, spelled G-E-N-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de personas, en particular si pertenecen al pueblo común, a un grupo específico o a un grupo diferente a aquel con el que se identifica el hablante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gentes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se iba a transformar la condición de la actividad pesquera y de las gentes dedicadas a ella.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egntes
  • genets
  • genntes
  • gentess
  • gentse
  • genttes
  • getnes
  • ggentes
  • gnetes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gentes - 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.

egntes2genets2genntes1gentess1gentse2genttes1getnes2ggentes1
Edit distance from "gentes"

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 "gentes"?
"gentes" is spelled G-E-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxẽn̪t̪es].
What does "gentes" mean?
As a noun, "gentes" means: Conjunto de personas, en particular si pertenecen al pueblo común, a un grupo específico o a un grupo diferente a aquel con el que se identifica el hablante.
What words are commonly confused with "gentes"?
"gentes" is commonly confused with "Ginés", "gestos", "gentil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gentes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gentes" is [ˈxẽn̪t̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gentes" come from?
"gentes" 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 "gentes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list