gordo

/[ˈgoɾð̞o]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,327

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

gordo is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de un ser vivo, de peso mayor al adecuado para su constitución. Pronounced [ˈgoɾð̞o]. It ranks #3,327 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with gozo and Goyo.

Key facts for gordo
PropertyValue
Headwordgordo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈgoɾð̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,327
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gordo is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgoɾð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,327 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for gordo, with forms such as "ggordo", "godro", and "gorddo". 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, "gozo", "Goyo", "grado", 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 gordo, spelled G-O-R-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un ser vivo, de peso mayor al adecuado para su constitución.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una carne o manjar, rico en grasa.
  3. 3
    De volumen o grosor superior a lo habitual.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una persona, grosera, baja, soez.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggordo,godro,gorddo,gorod,gorrdo,grodo,ogrdo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gordo

Misspelling Variants of "gordo"

ggordo6godro5gorddo6gorod5gorrdo6grodo5ogrdo5
Misspelling Variants of "gordo"

Frequency rank: #3,327 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gordo"?
"gordo" is spelled G-O-R-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgoɾð̞o].
What does "gordo" mean?
As an adj, "gordo" means: Dicho de un ser vivo, de peso mayor al adecuado para su constitución.
What words are commonly confused with "gordo"?
"gordo" is commonly confused with "gozo", "Goyo", "grado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gordo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gordo" is [ˈgoɾð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gordo" come from?
"gordo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our Spanish index:

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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.