grampa

[ˈgɾãmpa]

/[ˈgɾãmpa]/ noun

The verdict

“grampa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto metálico en forma de U con sus extremos afilados. Se usa para unir dos piezas contiguas, como tablas o planchas y también para mantener adheridos a una superficie objetos filiformes. Existen...

Key facts for grampa
PropertyValue
Headwordgrampa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgɾãmpa]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grampa” sits in Spanish frequency

grampa falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grampa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈgɾãmpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Objeto metálico en forma de U con sus extremos afilados. Se usa para unir dos piezas contiguas, como tablas o planchas y también para mantener adheridos a una superficie objetos filiformes. Existen...".

grampa doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 grampa, spelled G-R-A-M-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objeto metálico en forma de U con sus extremos afilados. Se usa para unir dos piezas contiguas, como tablas o planchas y también para mantener adheridos a una superficie objetos filiformes. Existen algunas de pequeñas dimensiones que se usan para unir papeles

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grampa"?
"grampa" is spelled G-R-A-M-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾãmpa].
What does "grampa" mean?
As a noun, "grampa" means: Objeto metálico en forma de U con sus extremos afilados. Se usa para unir dos piezas contiguas, como tablas o planchas y también para mantener adheridos a una superficie objetos filiformes. Existen...
How do you pronounce "grampa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grampa" is [ˈgɾãmpa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grampa" come from?
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Using “grampa”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-A-M-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈgɾãmpa] (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
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