gorro

[ˈgoro]

/[ˈgoro]/ noun

The verdict

“gorro” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,603
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prenda de vestir que se coloca sobre la cabeza sin ala ni visera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gorro · gorro · Spanish

gorro · rank #14,603 · 5 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,603
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH goleador

Nearest frequency peer: goleador (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “gorro”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “gorro” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gorro vs gozo
60% similar
gorro vs Goyo
40% similar
gorro vs goteo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gorro
PropertyValue
Headwordgorro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgoro]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,603
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gorro”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gorrocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “goleador” (#14,602), “guardas” (#14,604), “gitanos” (#14,601). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gorro” va en #14,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around gorro (IPA [ˈgoro]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,603 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gorro, with forms such as "ggorro", "goro", and "goror". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "gozo", "Goyo", "goteo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gorro, spelled G-O-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de vestir que se coloca sobre la cabeza sin ala ni visera.
  2. 2
    Funda muy delgada de látex u otro material que se coloca en el pene del varón durante el coito para evitar la transmisión de enfermedades y la concepción.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggorro
  • goro
  • goror
  • groro
  • ogrro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gorro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggorro1goro1goror2groro2ogrro2
Edit distance from "gorro"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gorro"?
"gorro" is spelled G-O-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgoro].
What does "gorro" mean?
As a noun, "gorro" means: Prenda de vestir que se coloca sobre la cabeza sin ala ni visera.
What words are commonly confused with "gorro"?
"gorro" is commonly confused with "gozo", "Goyo", "goteo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gorro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gorro" is [ˈgoro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gorro" come from?
"gorro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gorro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list