gorgojo
[goɾˈɣ̞oxo]
The verdict
“gorgojo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,127 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,127
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| 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) |
Where “gorgojo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gorgojo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,127 among 17,549 “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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Using “gorgojo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-O-R-G-O-J-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [goɾˈɣ̞oxo] (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.