gerundio
[xeˈɾũn̪d̪jo]
The verdict
“gerundio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,108 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,108
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma verbal de caracter impersonal utilizada para expresar acciones de carácter progresivo. Se distingue por utilizar las terminaciones -ando, -iendo y -yendo, y generalmente se utiliza en oracion...
Corpus desk
Index ES-gerundio · gerundio · Spanish
gerundio · rank #63,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,108
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH grafeno
Nearest frequency peer: grafeno (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “gerundio”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- gasoductos
gasoductos
36,897 corpus weight
- geopolíticas
geopolíticas
36,895 corpus weight
- gerundio
gerundio
36,893 corpus weight
- grafeno
grafeno
36,892 corpus weight
- gravitacion…
gravitacionales
36,890 corpus weight
- guerre
guerre
36,889 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gerundio” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gerundio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xeˈɾũn̪d̪jo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #63,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gerundio” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gerundio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,108 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xeˈɾũn̪d̪jo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma verbal de caracter impersonal utilizada para expresar acciones de carácter progresivo. Se distingue por utilizar las terminaciones -ando, -iendo y -yendo, y generalmente se utiliza en oracion...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gerundio in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 gerundio, spelled G-E-R-U-N-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1Forma verbal de caracter impersonal utilizada para expresar acciones de carácter progresivo. Se distingue por utilizar las terminaciones -ando, -iendo y -yendo, y generalmente se utiliza en oraciones con un carácter adverbial.
This word in other languages
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 "gerundio"?
What does "gerundio" mean?
How do you pronounce "gerundio"?
What language does "gerundio" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gerundio", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).