glosa
[ˈglosa]
The verdict
“glosa” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #62,354 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,354
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comentario que explica un texto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glosa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈglosa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62,354 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glosa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for glosa is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈglosa]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,354 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
glosa has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 glosa, spelled G-L-O-S-A.
Definition
- 1Comentario que explica un texto.
- 2Anotación en una cuenta, para advertir ciertas obligaciones.
- 3Poema en el que entran versos propuestos anticipadamente.
- 4Variación sobre un tema musical sin sujetarse estrictamente a la obra original.
- 5Reprimenda.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “glosa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-L-O-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈglosa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.