gentil

[xẽn̪ˈt̪il]

/[xẽn̪ˈt̪il]/ adj

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The verdict

“gentil” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,346
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a un grupo de gentes distinto del del hablante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gentil · gentil · Spanish

gentil · rank #16,346 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,346
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gigantesco

Nearest frequency peer: gigantesco (+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 “gentil”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gentil” 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).

gentil vs gentío
67% similar
gentil vs gentiles
75% similar
gentil vs gente
67% similar

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

Key facts for gentil
PropertyValue
Headwordgentil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[xẽn̪ˈt̪il]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,346
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gentil”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).gentilcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gigantesco” (#16,347), “foster” (#16,344), “Guayana” (#16,348). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gentil” va en #16,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gentil (IPA [xẽn̪ˈt̪il]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,346 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gentil, with forms such as "egntil", "genitl", and "genntil". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "gentío", "gentiles", "gente", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is gentil, spelled G-E-N-T-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a un grupo de gentes distinto del del hablante.
  2. 2
    En particular, no judío.
  3. 3
    En particular, que profesa una religión no judeocristiana.
  4. 4
    En particular, propio de, relativo o perteneciente a los habitantes de la época preincaica.
  5. 5
    Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a la nobleza.
  6. 6
    Que muestra singular excelencia en alguno de sus rasgos, en especial en sentido moral.
  7. 7
    En particular, dicho de una persona, de carácter amable y cortés.
  8. 8
    Dicho de una persona, físicamente] atractiva.
  9. 9
    Por extensión, que llama la atención por algún rasgo excepcional.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Y de aquí es lo que leemos en la santa Escriptura, que los que havían tristeza é mostravan sentimiento de dolor, también los judíos como los gentiles, rasgaban sus vestiduras, etc.
  2. E si dixiere alguno: mas fue gentil & pagano: & por ende ninguna gloria del cielo le alcança?

Synonyms

goyidólatrapaganonoblenobleatentofinogalanteagraciadoatractivobien parecidobonitobuen mozochirriadochurrogalanogallardoguapolindoextraordinario

This word in other languages

gentile(English)gentil(Français)heidnisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egntil
  • genitl
  • genntil
  • gentill
  • gentli
  • genttil
  • getnil
  • ggentil
  • gnetil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egntil2genitl2genntil1gentill1gentli2genttil1getnil2ggentil1
Edit distance from "gentil"

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 "gentil"?
"gentil" is spelled G-E-N-T-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [xẽn̪ˈt̪il].
What does "gentil" mean?
As an adjective, "gentil" means: Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a un grupo de gentes distinto del del hablante.
What words are commonly confused with "gentil"?
"gentil" is commonly confused with "gentío", "gentiles", "gente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gentil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gentil" is [xẽn̪ˈt̪il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gentil" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

foster#16,344ignoro#16,356enigma#16,324enanos#16,322

Similar misspelling depth

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

Guayana9 variantsfallece9 variantsigualar9 variantsilumina9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list