gracias

[ˈgɾasjas]

/[ˈgɾasjas]/ intj

The verdict

“gracias” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#105
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Úsase para expresar agradecimiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gracias · gracias · Spanish

gracias · rank #105 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #105
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH otros

Nearest frequency peer: otros (-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 “gracias”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gracias” 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).

gracias vs gratis
71% similar
gracias vs Grecia
57% similar
gracias vs grasas
71% similar

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

Key facts for gracias
PropertyValue
Headwordgracias
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈgɾasjas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#105
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gracias”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.graciascae 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 “otros” (#104), “otra” (#106), “otro” (#103). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gracias” va en #105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gracias (IPA [ˈgɾasjas]), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #105 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gracias, with forms such as "garcias", "ggracias", and "gracais". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "gratis", "Grecia", "grasas", 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gracias, spelled G-R-A-C-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Úsase para expresar agradecimiento.
  2. 2
    Irónicamente expresa desagrado, desprecio o enfado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gracias appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Madre bendita, ¡qué deseo traigo! Gracias a Dios que te me dejó ver.
  2. —¡Cómo no, pues, Juan de la Verdá! —le dijo el rey—. Cásate con ella y el palacio que le gané a mi vecino te quedarás tú con él. — Muchas gracias, mi rey.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garcias
  • ggracias
  • gracais
  • graccias
  • graciass
  • gracisa
  • graicas
  • grasias
  • grcaias
  • grracias
  • rgacias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gracias - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garcias2ggracias1gracais2graccias1graciass1gracisa2graicas2grasias1
Edit distance from "gracias"

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 "gracias"?
"gracias" is spelled G-R-A-C-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾasjas].
What does "gracias" mean?
As an interjection, "gracias" means: Úsase para expresar agradecimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "gracias"?
"gracias" is commonly confused with "gratis", "Grecia", "grasas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gracias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gracias" is [ˈgɾasjas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gracias" come from?
"gracias" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list