glauco

[ˈglawko]

/[ˈglawko]/ adj

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The verdict

“glauco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,837 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,837
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De color verde claro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-glauco · glauco · Spanish

glauco · rank #86,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,837
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Girolamo

Nearest frequency peer: Girolamo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “glauco”

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 “glauco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for glauco
PropertyValue
Headwordglauco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈglawko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “glauco” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).glaucocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Girolamo” (#86,836), “Gibert” (#86,833), “gratia” (#86,841). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “glauco” va en #86,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glauco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,837 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈglawko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for glauco, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is glauco, spelled G-L-A-U-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De color verde claro.
  2. 2
    De color azul verdoso o azul grisáceo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how glauco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En los chopos lejanos del camino, parecen humear las yertas ramas como un glauco vapor —las nuevas hojas.

This word in other languages

glaucous(English)glauque(Français)meergrün(Deutsch)

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 "glauco"?
"glauco" is spelled G-L-A-U-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈglawko].
What does "glauco" mean?
As an adjective, "glauco" means: De color verde claro.
How do you pronounce "glauco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glauco" is [ˈglawko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glauco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Gibert#86,833gratia#86,841gruñir#86,844fungir#86,824

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list