gigoló
[xiɣ̞oˈlo]
The verdict
“gigoló” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,915 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,915
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hombre, generalmente joven, que se prostituye con mujeres o que es amante de una mujer, generalmente mayor, a cambio de beneficios materiales.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gigolo · gigoló · Spanish
gigoló · rank #89,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,915
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH germoplasma
Nearest frequency peer: germoplasma (-2 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 “gigoló”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- generalizar…
generalizarse
10,091 corpus weight
- gentlemen
gentlemen
10,089 corpus weight
- germoplasma
germoplasma
10,088 corpus weight
- gigoló
gigoló
10,086 corpus weight
- glamoroso
glamoroso
10,084 corpus weight
- golazos
golazos
10,080 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gigoló” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gigoló |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xiɣ̞oˈlo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #89,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gigoló” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gigoló is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,915 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xiɣ̞oˈlo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hombre, generalmente joven, que se prostituye con mujeres o que es amante de una mujer, generalmente mayor, a cambio de beneficios materiales.".
gigoló has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 gigoló, spelled G-I-G-O-L-Ó.
Definition
- 1Hombre, generalmente joven, que se prostituye con mujeres o que es amante de una mujer, generalmente mayor, a cambio de beneficios materiales.
Synonyms
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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