gourmet

[guɾˈmet̪]

/[guɾˈmet̪]/ noun

The verdict

“gourmet” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,351
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona versada en gastronomía, de gusto delicado y paladar exquisito, conocedor de platillos sumamente refinados, excelente catador de propiedades organolépticas de alimentos y vinos.

Key facts for gourmet
PropertyValue
Headwordgourmet
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[guɾˈmet̪]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,351
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gourmet” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gourmet lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gourmet (IPA [guɾˈmet̪]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,351 among 17,549 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Persona versada en gastronomía, de gusto delicado y paladar exquisito, conocedor de platillos sumamente refinados, excelente catador de propiedades organolépticas de alimentos y vinos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gourmet, with forms such as "ggourmet", "gorumet", and "goumret". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 gourmet, spelled G-O-U-R-M-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona versada en gastronomía, de gusto delicado y paladar exquisito, conocedor de platillos sumamente refinados, excelente catador de propiedades organolépticas de alimentos y vinos.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggourmet
  • gorumet
  • goumret
  • gouremt
  • gourmett
  • gourmmet
  • gourmte
  • gourrmet
  • guormet
  • ogurmet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggourmet1gorumet2goumret2gouremt2gourmett1gourmmet1gourmte2gourrmet1
Edit distance from "gourmet"

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 "gourmet"?
"gourmet" is spelled G-O-U-R-M-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [guɾˈmet̪].
What does "gourmet" mean?
As a noun, "gourmet" means: Persona versada en gastronomía, de gusto delicado y paladar exquisito, conocedor de platillos sumamente refinados, excelente catador de propiedades organolépticas de alimentos y vinos.
What are common misspellings of "gourmet"?
Common misspellings include "ggourmet", "gorumet", "goumret", "gouremt", "gourmett". The correct spelling is "gourmet".
How do you pronounce "gourmet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gourmet" is [guɾˈmet̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gourmet" come from?
"gourmet" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “gourmet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-O-U-R-M-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [guɾˈmet̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list