Gabonese
/ɡæ.bəˈniːz/noun, adjective
Gabonese is spelled G-A-B-O-N-E-S-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gabonese means “A person from Gabon or of Gabonese descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Gabonese?
| Letters | 8: G-A-B-O-N-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Gabonese?
Gabonese appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Gabonese?
- UK /ɡæ.bəˈniːz/
Gabonese has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Gabonese.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Gabonese?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Gabonese from its last stressed vowel (/iz/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does Gabonese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Gabon or of Gabonese descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Gabon or the Gabonese people
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gabonese in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Gabonais, Gabonaise |
| German | Gabuner, Gabunerin , gabunisch |
| Portuguese | gabonês |
| Spanish | gabonés |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Gabonese come from?
From Gabon + -ese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).