gules

[ˈgules]

/[ˈgules]/ noun

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The verdict

“gules” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,785
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Color rojo que es representado pintándolo de rojo vivo, o mediante el dibujo de líneas verticales apretadas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gules · gules · Spanish

gules · rank #39,785 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,785
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH habidas

Nearest frequency peer: habidas (+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 “gules”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gules” 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).

gules vs Gus
40% similar
gules vs guns
60% similar
gules vs guys
60% similar

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

Key facts for gules
PropertyValue
Headwordgules
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgules]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,785
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gules”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).gulescae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “habidas” (#39,786), “guardacostas” (#39,782), “hands” (#39,788). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gules” va en #39,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gules (IPA [ˈgules]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,785 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Color rojo que es representado pintándolo de rojo vivo, o mediante el dibujo de líneas verticales apretadas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gules, with forms such as "ggules", "glues", and "guels". 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, "Gus", "guns", "guys", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gules, spelled G-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Color rojo que es representado pintándolo de rojo vivo, o mediante el dibujo de líneas verticales apretadas.

This word in other languages

gules(English)gueules(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggules
  • glues
  • guels
  • guless
  • gulles
  • gulse
  • ugles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggules1glues2guels2guless1gulles1gulse2ugles2
Edit distance from "gules"

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 "gules"?
"gules" is spelled G-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgules].
What does "gules" mean?
As a noun, "gules" means: Color rojo que es representado pintándolo de rojo vivo, o mediante el dibujo de líneas verticales apretadas.
What words are commonly confused with "gules"?
"gules" is commonly confused with "Gus", "guns", "guys". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gules" is [ˈgules]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gules" come from?
"gules" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hands#39,788hiena#39,789humus#39,795Idaho#39,797

Similar misspelling depth

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

fijen7 variantslegos7 variantsemitía7 variantsmentí7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list