Getafe

\ʁe.ta.fe\

/\ʁe.ta.fe\/ name

The verdict

“Getafe” is uncommon French (frequency #56,614 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,614
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune d’Espagne, située dans la province et Communauté autonome de Madrid.

Corpus desk

Index FR-getafe · Getafe · French

Getafe · rank #56,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,614
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gavent

Nearest frequency peer: gavent (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Getafe »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Getafe » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Getafe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGetafe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁe.ta.fe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Getafe » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Getafetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « gavent » (#56,613), « Ghouta » (#56,615), « fédérées » (#56,612). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Getafe » est au #56,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Getafe is uncommon French at frequency #56,614 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʁe.ta.fe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commune d’Espagne, située dans la province et Communauté autonome de Madrid.".

Getafe has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Getafe, spelled G-E-T-A-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune d’Espagne, située dans la province et Communauté autonome de Madrid.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Getafe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. À Getafe, le Barça a mal débuté son marathon pour la défense de son titre en Liga (0-0).

This word in other languages

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Getafe"?
"Getafe" is spelled G-E-T-A-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ta.fe\.
What does "Getafe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Getafe" means: Commune d’Espagne, située dans la province et Communauté autonome de Madrid.
How do you pronounce "Getafe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Getafe" is \ʁe.ta.fe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Getafe" come from?
"Getafe" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list