gr

Name: gr, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɡɛr/

//ɡɛr// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“gr” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #9,832) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#9,832
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,728
“G” headwords: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Callarse, estar callado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gr · gr · Spanish

gr · rank #9,832 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,832
LEN-SHORT 2 letters
VOW-0 0 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-MID 1,728
PHOTO-FINISH genes

Nearest frequency peer: genes (-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.

fray

90,173
genes

90,170
gr

90,169
gramática

90,168
hallazgo

90,166
hallazgos

90,165

What this shows Las barras sitúan “gr” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gr vs gu

50% similar

gr vs guy

33% similar

gr vs Gus

0% similar

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

Key facts for gr
Property	Value
Headword	gr
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/ɡɛr/
Letters	2
Frequency rank	#9,832
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “gr”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.grcae aquí:

#9,832

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “genes” (#9,831), “gramática” (#9,833), “hallazgo” (#9,835). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gr” va en #9,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for gr is neighbouring look-alikes ("gu", "guy", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /ɡɛr/. Frequency #9,832 among 1,728 “G” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gr, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gu", "guy", "Gus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is gr, spelled G-R.

Definition

1
Callarse, estar callado.
2
Estar quieto.

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 "gr"?

"gr" is spelled G-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɛr/.

What does "gr" mean?

As a verb, "gr" means: Callarse, estar callado.

What words are commonly confused with "gr"?

"gr" is commonly confused with "gu", "guy", "Gus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gr"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gr" is /ɡɛr/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gr" come from?

"gr" 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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