gneis
[ˈnejs]
The verdict
“gneis” 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 May 6, 2026) - Roca esquistocristalina de montañas primitivas, compuestas de mica, anfibolita, etc. Se meteoriza en formas esquinadas. Según su composición se divide en ortogneis (granitidiorítico), paragneis (ma...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gneis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnejs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gneis” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gneis is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnejs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Roca esquistocristalina de montañas primitivas, compuestas de mica, anfibolita, etc. Se meteoriza en formas esquinadas. Según su composición se divide en ortogneis (granitidiorítico), paragneis (ma...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gneis, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gneis, spelled G-N-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1Roca esquistocristalina de montañas primitivas, compuestas de mica, anfibolita, etc. Se meteoriza en formas esquinadas. Según su composición se divide en ortogneis (granitidiorítico), paragneis (margoarcilloso) y gneis mixto (material eruptivo y sedimentario).
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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Using “gneis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-N-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnejs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.