greatest

/ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst/

//ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst// adj

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The verdict

“greatest” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,571 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,571
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El más grande, superlativo de great.

Key facts for greatest
PropertyValue
Headwordgreatest
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst/
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “greatest” 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). greatest lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

greatest is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,571 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "El más grande, superlativo de great.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for greatest, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is greatest, spelled G-R-E-A-T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    El más grande, superlativo de great.

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 "greatest"?
"greatest" is spelled G-R-E-A-T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst/.
What does "greatest" mean?
As an adjective, "greatest" means: El más grande, superlativo de great.
How do you pronounce "greatest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "greatest" is /ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "greatest" come from?
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Using “greatest”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-E-A-T-E-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst/ (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

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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