gnomo
[ˈnomo]
The verdict
“gnomo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,586 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,586
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enano fantástico o genio elemental de la tierra, en cuyas entrañas mora junto a los de su misma especie trabajando en las minas, custodiando los tesoros subterráneos y cuidando de los metales y pie...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gnomo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnomo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,586 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gnomo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gnomo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,586 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnomo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enano fantástico o genio elemental de la tierra, en cuyas entrañas mora junto a los de su misma especie trabajando en las minas, custodiando los tesoros subterráneos y cuidando de los metales y pie...".
Zero misspellings are on record for gnomo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is gnomo, spelled G-N-O-M-O.
Definition
- 1Enano fantástico o genio elemental de la tierra, en cuyas entrañas mora junto a los de su misma especie trabajando en las minas, custodiando los tesoros subterráneos y cuidando de los metales y piedras preciosas. A menudo se le representa barbudo, con constitución rechoncha y con un largo sombrero puntiagudo.
This word in other languages
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 “gnomo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-N-O-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnomo] (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.