gorgojo
[goɾˈɣ̞oxo]
The verdict
“gorgojo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,127 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,127
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Curculionidae) Insecto coleóptero herbívoro, de color pardo oscuro, cuerpo ovalado y de unos tres milímetros de largo, con capacidad de multiplicarse rápidamente y muy dañino para los cultivos. Ha...
Corpus desk
Index ES-gorgojo · gorgojo · Spanish
gorgojo · rank #80,127 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,127
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH Gorbea
Nearest frequency peer: Gorbea (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “gorgojo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- glaciación
glaciación
19,880 corpus weight
- Glendale
Glendale
19,879 corpus weight
- glifo
glifo
19,878 corpus weight
- Gorbea
Gorbea
19,875 corpus weight
- gorgojo
gorgojo
19,874 corpus weight
- guadalupano
guadalupano
19,869 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gorgojo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gorgojo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [goɾˈɣ̞oxo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #80,127 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gorgojo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gorgojo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,127 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [goɾˈɣ̞oxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Curculionidae) Insecto coleóptero herbívoro, de color pardo oscuro, cuerpo ovalado y de unos tres milímetros de largo, con capacidad de multiplicarse rápidamente y muy dañino para los cultivos. Ha...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gorgojo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is gorgojo, spelled G-O-R-G-O-J-O.
Definition
- 1(Curculionidae) Insecto coleóptero herbívoro, de color pardo oscuro, cuerpo ovalado y de unos tres milímetros de largo, con capacidad de multiplicarse rápidamente y muy dañino para los cultivos. Hay diversas especies y cada una es peculiar de un cereal.
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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