gorrear

[goreˈaɾ]

/[goreˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“gorrear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vivir a expensas de los demás.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gorrear · gorrear · Spanish

gorrear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gorrear
PropertyValue
Headwordgorrear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[goreˈaɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gorrear” en español

gorrearno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gorrear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [goreˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vivir a expensas de los demás.".

gorrear doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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. The correct Spanish form is gorrear, spelled G-O-R-R-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vivir a expensas de los demás.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gorrear"?
"gorrear" is spelled G-O-R-R-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [goreˈaɾ].
What does "gorrear" mean?
As a verb, "gorrear" means: Vivir a expensas de los demás.
How do you pronounce "gorrear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gorrear" is [goreˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gorrear" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list