gives

/gɪvz/

//gɪvz// verb

The verdict

“gives” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,250 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,250
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) give.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gives · gives · Spanish

gives · rank #95,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,250
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goin

Nearest frequency peer: Goin (+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 “gives”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gives” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gives
PropertyValue
Headwordgives
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/gɪvz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gives” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.givescae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Goin” (#95,252), “goleadas” (#95,253), “golpeamos” (#95,254). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gives” va en #95,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gives is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,250 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /gɪvz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) give.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gives, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gives, spelled G-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) give.

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 "gives"?
"gives" is spelled G-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /gɪvz/.
What does "gives" mean?
As a verb, "gives" means: Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) give.
How do you pronounce "gives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gives" is /gɪvz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gives" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list