gimnasta

[xĩmˈnast̪a]

/[xĩmˈnast̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“gimnasta” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,061
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que practica la gimnasia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gimnasta · gimnasta · Spanish

gimnasta · rank #35,061 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,061
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH godos

Nearest frequency peer: godos (+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 “gimnasta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gimnasta” 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).

gimnasta vs gimnasio
75% similar
gimnasta vs gimnasia
88% similar

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

Key facts for gimnasta
PropertyValue
Headwordgimnasta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xĩmˈnast̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,061
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gimnasta”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gimnastacae 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 “godos” (#35,062), “germánico” (#35,059), “gozado” (#35,063). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gimnasta” va en #35,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gimnasta (IPA [xĩmˈnast̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,061 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Persona que practica la gimnasia.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gimnasta, with forms such as "ggimnasta", "gimansta", and "gimmnasta". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gimnasio", "gimnasia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 gimnasta, spelled G-I-M-N-A-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que practica la gimnasia.

This word in other languages

gymnast(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggimnasta
  • gimansta
  • gimmnasta
  • gimnasat
  • gimnassta
  • gimnastta
  • gimnatsa
  • gimnnasta
  • gimnsata
  • ginmasta
  • gminasta
  • igmnasta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gimnasta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggimnasta1gimansta2gimmnasta1gimnasat2gimnassta1gimnastta1gimnatsa2gimnnasta1
Edit distance from "gimnasta"

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 "gimnasta"?
"gimnasta" is spelled G-I-M-N-A-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xĩmˈnast̪a].
What does "gimnasta" mean?
As a noun, "gimnasta" means: Persona que practica la gimnasia.
What words are commonly confused with "gimnasta"?
"gimnasta" is commonly confused with "gimnasio", "gimnasia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gimnasta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gimnasta" is [xĩmˈnast̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gimnasta" come from?
"gimnasta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

friendly#35,051fortuito#35,049Huancayo#35,077farsante#35,042

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

espantar12 variantsinstruir12 variantsinvierta12 variantsisraelita12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list