gitano

[xiˈt̪ano]

/[xiˈt̪ano]/ adj

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The verdict

“gitano” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,978
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente o relativo a un pueblo nómada que habita hoy en Europa, Asia occidental y Latinoamérica, procedentes probablemente de las regiones del Panyab y el Rajastán en la India, desde donde mi...

Corpus desk

Index ES-gitano · gitano · Spanish

gitano · rank #17,978 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,978
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestiona

Nearest frequency peer: gestiona (-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 “gitano”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gitano” 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).

gitano vs grano
67% similar
gitano vs gritan
67% similar
gitano vs gusano
67% similar

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

Key facts for gitano
PropertyValue
Headwordgitano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[xiˈt̪ano]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,978
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gitano”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gitanocae 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 “gestiona” (#17,977), “glucosa” (#17,979), “geográficos” (#17,976). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gitano” va en #17,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gitano (IPA [xiˈt̪ano]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,978 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gitano, with forms such as "ggitano", "giatno", and "gitanno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "grano", "gritan", "gusano", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gitano, spelled G-I-T-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perteneciente o relativo a un pueblo nómada que habita hoy en Europa, Asia occidental y Latinoamérica, procedentes probablemente de las regiones del Panyab y el Rajastán en la India, desde donde migraron hacia Occidente a partir del siglo X. Han mantenido una identidad cultural bien definida a lo largo de los siglos, y sido objeto de una fuerte discriminación por sus hábitos de nomadismo y su resistencia a la asimilación
  2. 2
    Dado a servirse de las lisonjas para obtener la buena voluntad de otras personas.
  3. 3
    Que ha recorrido mucho mundo y tiene el hábito de viajar.
  4. 4
    Que no duda en servirse de la falsía y la estafa para obtener provecho.

Synonyms

bohemiocalécíngaroromromazíngaroaduladorlisonjerozalamerotrotamundos

This word in other languages

gypsy(English)bohémien(Français)Zigeuner(Deutsch)cigano(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggitano
  • giatno
  • gitanno
  • gitaon
  • gitnao
  • gittano
  • gtiano
  • igtano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggitano1giatno2gitanno1gitaon2gitnao2gittano1gtiano2igtano2
Edit distance from "gitano"

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 "gitano"?
"gitano" is spelled G-I-T-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xiˈt̪ano].
What does "gitano" mean?
As an adjective, "gitano" means: Perteneciente o relativo a un pueblo nómada que habita hoy en Europa, Asia occidental y Latinoamérica, procedentes probablemente de las regiones del Panyab y el Rajastán en la India, desde donde mi...
What words are commonly confused with "gitano"?
"gitano" is commonly confused with "grano", "gritan", "gusano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gitano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gitano" is [xiˈt̪ano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gitano" come from?
"gitano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grosor#17,981fallan#17,965inciso#17,992Leslie#18,006

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

duelen8 variantsllamará8 variantslujoso8 variantsDanilo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list