gilada
[xiˈlað̞a]
The verdict
“gilada” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #32,682 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,682
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acto o actitud propios de un gil (persona de poca inteligencia, incauta, fácil de engañar).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gilada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xiˈlað̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #32,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gilada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for gilada is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xiˈlað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,682 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gilada, with forms such as "ggilada", "gialda", and "gilaad". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "grada", "Gilda", "gitana", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gilada, spelled G-I-L-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Acto o actitud propios de un gil (persona de poca inteligencia, incauta, fácil de engañar).
- 2Grupo de giles, inocentones o personas tontas.
- 3Idea o dicho sin sentido, erróneo o absurdo.
- 4Tarea fácil de llevar a cabo.
- 5Grupo de personas del campo o de zonas rurales.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggilada,gialda,gilaad,giladda,gildaa,gillada,gliada,iglada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gilada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “gilada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-I-L-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xiˈlað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grada” - see the side-by-side comparison. gilada vs grada
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.