Granada
[gɾaˈnað̞a]
The verdict
“Granada” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,564 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #2,564
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Isla que hace parte de las Antillas menores.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Granada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [gɾaˈnað̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,564 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Granada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Granada is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gɾaˈnað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,564 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Granada, with forms such as "garnada", "ggranada", and "graanda". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grand", "grande", "granja", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Granada, spelled G-R-A-N-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Isla que hace parte de las Antillas menores.
- 2País del Caribe, compuesto por la isla anterior y otras adyacentes, de menor tamaño.
- 3Provincia de España, ubicada en la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía.
- 4Ciudad de España, capital de la provincia homónima.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: garnada,ggranada,graanda,granaad,granadda,grandaa,grannada,grnaada,grranada,rganada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Granada - 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.
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.
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Using “Granada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-A-N-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [gɾaˈnað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grand” - see the side-by-side comparison. Granada vs grand
- 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.