gorro

/[ˈgoro]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,603

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

gorro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Prenda de vestir que se coloca sobre la cabeza sin ala ni visera. Pronounced [ˈgoro]. Often confused with gozo and Goyo.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gorro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgoro]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,603 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for gorro, with forms such as "ggorro", "goro", and "goror". 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 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 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 gorro, spelled G-O-R-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggorro,goro,goror,groro,ogrro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gorro

Misspelling Variants of "gorro"

ggorro6goro4goror5groro5ogrro5
Misspelling Variants of "gorro"

Frequency rank: #14,603 in Spanish

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.