gregario

[gɾeˈɣ̞aɾjo]

/[gɾeˈɣ̞aɾjo]/ adj

The verdict

“gregario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,024 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,024
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de un animal o persona que practica el gregarismo. Esto significa que sigue una tendencia a agruparse en manadas o colonias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gregario · gregario · Spanish

gregario · rank #81,024 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,024
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH grasiento

Nearest frequency peer: grasiento (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “gregario”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gregario” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gregario
PropertyValue
Headwordgregario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[gɾeˈɣ̞aɾjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,024
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gregario” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).gregariocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “grasiento” (#81,023), “granates” (#81,022), “GPL” (#81,021). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gregario” va en #81,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gregario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,024 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [gɾeˈɣ̞aɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dice de un animal o persona que practica el gregarismo. Esto significa que sigue una tendencia a agruparse en manadas o colonias.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gregario, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gregario, spelled G-R-E-G-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de un animal o persona que practica el gregarismo. Esto significa que sigue una tendencia a agruparse en manadas o colonias.

This word in other languages

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 "gregario"?
"gregario" is spelled G-R-E-G-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾeˈɣ̞aɾjo].
What does "gregario" mean?
As an adjective, "gregario" means: Se dice de un animal o persona que practica el gregarismo. Esto significa que sigue una tendencia a agruparse en manadas o colonias.
How do you pronounce "gregario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gregario" is [gɾeˈɣ̞aɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gregario" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list