gulag

[guˈlaɣ̞]

/[guˈlaɣ̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“gulag” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,251. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,251
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Campos de confinamiento y trabajo forzado que albergaban a presos comunes y políticos en la Unión Soviética

Corpus desk

Index ES-gulag · gulag · Spanish

gulag · rank #39,251 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,251
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guitar

Nearest frequency peer: guitar (-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 “gulag”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gulag” 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).

gulag vs gulf
60% similar
gulag vs gules
60% similar
gulag vs gua
60% similar

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

Key facts for gulag
PropertyValue
Headwordgulag
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[guˈlaɣ̞]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,251
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gulag”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).gulagcae 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 “guitar” (#39,250), “hachís” (#39,253), “grabo” (#39,248). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gulag” va en #39,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gulag (IPA [guˈlaɣ̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,251 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gulag, with forms such as "ggulag", "gluag", and "gualg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "gulf", "gules", "gua", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is gulag, spelled G-U-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Campos de confinamiento y trabajo forzado que albergaban a presos comunes y políticos en la Unión Soviética
  2. 2
    Sistema de trabajos forzados basado en la retención en estos campos.

This word in other languages

gulag(English)goulag(Français)Gulag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggulag
  • gluag
  • gualg
  • gulagg
  • gulga
  • gullag
  • uglag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggulag1gluag2gualg2gulagg1gulga2gullag1uglag2
Edit distance from "gulag"

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 "gulag"?
"gulag" is spelled G-U-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [guˈlaɣ̞].
What does "gulag" mean?
As a noun, "gulag" means: Campos de confinamiento y trabajo forzado que albergaban a presos comunes y políticos en la Unión Soviética
What words are commonly confused with "gulag"?
"gulag" is commonly confused with "gulf", "gules", "gua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gulag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gulag" is [guˈlaɣ̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gulag" come from?
"gulag" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grabo#39,248hunda#39,269jalón#39,300junco#39,303

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

jarrón7 variantsegreso7 variantslloren7 variantsMayra7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list