gul

[ɡuːˀl]

/[ɡuːˀl]/ adj

The verdict

“gul” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,107 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,107
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amarillo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gul · gul · Spanish

gul · rank #71,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,107
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH grooming

Nearest frequency peer: grooming (-2 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 “gul”

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 “gul” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gul
PropertyValue
Headwordgul
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡuːˀl]
Letters3
Frequency rank#71,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gul” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “grooming” (#71,105), “habano” (#71,110), “hel” (#71,112). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gul” va en #71,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gul is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,107 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡuːˀl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amarillo.".

gul doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gul, spelled G-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amarillo.

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 "gul"?
"gul" is spelled G-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡuːˀl].
What does "gul" mean?
As an adjective, "gul" means: Amarillo.
How do you pronounce "gul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gul" is [ɡuːˀl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gul" come from?
"gul" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list