gazelle

/ɡəˈzɛl/

//ɡəˈzɛl// noun

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"gazelle" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gazelle” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,075
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gazelle · gazelle · English

gazelle · rank #34,075 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,075
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gawker

Nearest frequency peer: gawker (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gazelle”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gazelle” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

gazelle vs gazette
71% similar
gazelle vs Giselle
57% similar

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

Key facts for gazelle
PropertyValue
Headwordgazelle
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡəˈzɛl/
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,075
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gazelle”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).gazellelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “gawker” (#34,074), “genotype” (#34,076), “gash” (#34,073). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gazelle” is #34,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gazelle (IPA /ɡəˈzɛl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,075 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gazelle, with forms such as "agzelle", "gaezlle", and "gazele". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gazette", "Giselle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl). The correct English form is gazelle, spelled G-A-Z-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. “One does not judge the gazelle by the lions that attack it,” replied Tarzan.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

This word in other languages

gacela(Español)gazelle(Français)Gazelle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agzelle
  • gaezlle
  • gazele
  • gazelel
  • gazlele
  • gazzelle
  • ggazelle
  • gzaelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gazelle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agzelle2gaezlle2gazele1gazelel2gazlele2gazzelle1ggazelle1gzaelle2
Edit distance from "gazelle"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gazelle"?
"gazelle" is spelled G-A-Z-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡəˈzɛl/.
What does "gazelle" mean?
As a noun, "gazelle" means: An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
What words are commonly confused with "gazelle"?
"gazelle" is commonly confused with "gazette", "Giselle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gazelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gazelle" is /ɡəˈzɛl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gazelle"?
Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grinned#34,090epithet#34,048heroics#34,103entrust#34,045

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Gilead8 variantsflaky8 variantsheaped8 variantsElisha8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list