gleba
[ˈgleβ̞a]
The verdict
“gleba” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terrón que se levanta con el arado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gleba · gleba · Spanish
gleba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gleba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgleβ̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “gleba” en la frecuencia del español
Rare enough to double-check
gleba is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgleβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gleba, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is gleba, spelled G-L-E-B-A.
Definition
- 1Terrón que se levanta con el arado.
- 2Terreno cubierto de césped.
- 3Tierra cultivable.
- 4parte central del cuerpo fructífero de los Gasteromycetes, se compone de una sección himeniífera fértil donde se producen las basidiosporas y una sección estéril con un seudotejido entramado.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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