gritar

[gɾiˈt̪aɾ]

/[gɾiˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“gritar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,795
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hablar con la voz muy fuerte, para intimidar, alertar o comunicarse cuando el ruido de fondo impide la conversación normal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gritar · gritar · Spanish

gritar · rank #4,795 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,795
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH grasa

Nearest frequency peer: grasa (-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 “gritar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gritar” 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).

gritar vs grito
67% similar
gritar vs guiar
67% similar
gritar vs guita
67% similar

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

Key facts for gritar
PropertyValue
Headwordgritar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[gɾiˈt̪aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,795
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gritar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gritarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “grasa” (#4,794), “huir” (#4,796), “grabación” (#4,793). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gritar” va en #4,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gritar (IPA [gɾiˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,795 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gritar, with forms such as "ggritar", "girtar", and "griatr". 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, "grito", "guiar", "guita", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 gritar, spelled G-R-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hablar con la voz muy fuerte, para intimidar, alertar o comunicarse cuando el ruido de fondo impide la conversación normal.
  2. 2
    Emitir sonidos fuertes, ruidosos causados por el miedo, el dolor, la cólera, la locura, etc.

This word in other languages

cry(English)crier(Français)schreien(Deutsch)berrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggritar
  • girtar
  • griatr
  • gritarr
  • gritra
  • grittar
  • grritar
  • grtiar
  • rgitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gritar - 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.

ggritar1girtar2griatr2gritarr1gritra2grittar1grritar1grtiar2
Edit distance from "gritar"

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 "gritar"?
"gritar" is spelled G-R-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾiˈt̪aɾ].
What does "gritar" mean?
As a verb, "gritar" means: Hablar con la voz muy fuerte, para intimidar, alertar o comunicarse cuando el ruido de fondo impide la conversación normal.
What words are commonly confused with "gritar"?
"gritar" is commonly confused with "grito", "guiar", "guita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gritar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gritar" is [gɾiˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gritar" come from?
"gritar" 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 "gritar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Frutos#4,791copias#4,777Ortega#4,815añadir#4,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Joaquín9 variantsparaíso9 variantssabían9 variantstrenes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list