went

/ˈwɛnt/

//ˈwɛnt// noun

The verdict

“went” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,206 among 230 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,206
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mutación suave de gwent.

Corpus desk

Index ES-went · went · Spanish

went · rank #58,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,206
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • PHOTO-FINISH whale

Nearest frequency peer: whale (+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 “went”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for went
PropertyValue
Headwordwent
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɛnt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#58,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “went” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).wentcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “whale” (#58,207), “waves” (#58,204), “vuelcan” (#58,203). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “went” va en #58,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

went is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,206 among 230 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɛnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mutación suave de gwent.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for went in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is went, spelled W-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mutación suave de gwent.

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 "went"?
"went" is spelled W-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɛnt/.
What does "went" mean?
As a noun, "went" means: Mutación suave de gwent.
How do you pronounce "went"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "went" is /ˈwɛnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "went" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list