gypsy

[ˈdʒɪp.sɪ]

/[ˈdʒɪp.sɪ]/ noun

The verdict

“gypsy” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,672 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,672
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de gipsy.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gypsy · gypsy · Spanish

gypsy · rank #64,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,672
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guilty

Nearest frequency peer: guilty (-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 “gypsy”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gypsy
PropertyValue
Headwordgypsy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʒɪp.sɪ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gypsy” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gypsycae 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: “guilty” (#64,671), “hablarían” (#64,673), “grupa” (#64,669). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gypsy” va en #64,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gypsy is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,672 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʒɪp.sɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafía alternativa de gipsy.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gypsy, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 gypsy, spelled G-Y-P-S-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía alternativa de gipsy.

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 "gypsy"?
"gypsy" is spelled G-Y-P-S-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʒɪp.sɪ].
What does "gypsy" mean?
As a noun, "gypsy" means: Grafía alternativa de gipsy.
How do you pronounce "gypsy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gypsy" is [ˈdʒɪp.sɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gypsy" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list