goma

/[ˈgoma]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,967

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

goma is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sustancia elástica y flexible obtenida a partir del látex de varias especies vegetales o sintetizada a partir del petróleo, que se emplea por su impermeabilidad y otras propiedades físicas en la fa... Pronounced [ˈgoma]. It ranks #5,967 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with got and gua.

Key facts for goma
PropertyValue
Headwordgoma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgoma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,967
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of goma in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for goma is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgoma]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,967 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for goma, with forms such as "ggoma", "gmoa", and "goam". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "got", "gua", "guía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is goma, spelled G-O-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia elástica y flexible obtenida a partir del látex de varias especies vegetales o sintetizada a partir del petróleo, que se emplea por su impermeabilidad y otras propiedades físicas en la fabricación de numerosos utensilios.
  2. 2
    Banda de este material utilizada para sujetar objetos.
  3. 3
    Sustancia viscosa obtenida de diversos vegetales y utilizada como adhesivo o espesante soluble en agua, consistente fundamentalmente en polisacáridos.
  4. 4
    Neumático.
  5. 5
    Bloque de goma₁ muy elástica utilizado para eliminar por fricción inscripciones hechas con lápiz o tinta sobre papel.
  6. 6
    Condón.
  7. 7
    Pastilla de golosina pequeña y masticable a base de gelatina y sabores de frutas.
  8. 8
    Afición intensa por una actividad o moda, en particular si es recientemente descubierta.
  9. 9
    Porra de goma₁ utilizada por las fuerzas de seguridad para reducir a los detenidos.^([cita requerida]).
  10. 10
    Acción y efecto de golpear o castigar físicamente, especialmente a personas.
  11. 11
    Malestar que se sufre después de haberse embriagado con bebidas alcohólicas.
  12. 12
    Calzado para deportes.
  13. 13
    Tumor esférico causado por o relacionado con la sífilis.
  14. 14
    Tumor óseo o cartilaginoso que inmoviliza las extremidades de los caballos, mulas, burros, etc.
  15. 15
    Cada una de las mamas de la mujer.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggoma,gmoa,goam,gomma,ogma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for goma

Misspelling Variants of "goma"

ggoma5gmoa4goam4gomma5ogma4
Misspelling Variants of "goma"

Frequency rank: #5,967 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "goma"?
"goma" is spelled G-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgoma].
What does "goma" mean?
As a noun, "goma" means: Sustancia elástica y flexible obtenida a partir del látex de varias especies vegetales o sintetizada a partir del petróleo, que se emplea por su impermeabilidad y otras propiedades físicas en la fa...
What words are commonly confused with "goma"?
"goma" is commonly confused with "got", "gua", "guía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "goma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goma" is [ˈgoma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goma" come from?
"goma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.