gazette

/ɡəˈzɛt/

//ɡəˈzɛt// noun

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

The verdict

“gazette” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,781
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gazette · gazette · English

gazette · rank #12,781 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,781
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH freshly

Nearest frequency peer: freshly (-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 “gazette”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gazette” 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).

gazette vs gazelle
71% similar

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

Key facts for gazette
PropertyValue
Headwordgazette
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡəˈzɛt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,781
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gazette”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).gazettelands 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 “freshly” (#12,780), “geek” (#12,782), “freeway” (#12,779). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gazette” is #12,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gazette (IPA /ɡəˈzɛt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,781 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gazette, with forms such as "agzette", "gaeztte", and "gazete". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gazelle", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetan gazeta, from gazeta dele novità (literally “a gazeta (halfpenny) of news”), named for the cost (one gazeta) of the newspaper. Compare penny dreadful, dime novel. See gazzetta for more. The correct English form is gazette, spelled G-A-Z-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.
  2. 2
    An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.

Etymology

Borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetan gazeta, from gazeta dele novità (literally “a gazeta (halfpenny) of news”), named for the cost (one gazeta) of the newspaper. Compare penny dreadful, dime novel. See gazzetta for more.

This word in other languages

gaceta(Español)gazette(Français)Gazette(Deutsch)gazeta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agzette
  • gaeztte
  • gazete
  • gazetet
  • gaztete
  • gazzette
  • ggazette
  • gzaette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gazette - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agzette2gaeztte2gazete1gazetet2gaztete2gazzette1ggazette1gzaette2
Edit distance from "gazette"

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 "gazette"?
"gazette" is spelled G-A-Z-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡəˈzɛt/.
What does "gazette" mean?
As a noun, "gazette" means: A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.
What words are commonly confused with "gazette"?
"gazette" is commonly confused with "gazelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gazette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gazette" is /ɡəˈzɛt/. 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 "gazette"?
Borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetan gazeta, from gazeta dele novità (literally “a gazeta (halfpenny) of news”), named for the cost (one gazeta) of the newspaper. Compare penny dreadful, dime novel. See gazzetta for more. 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 "gazette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

freshly#12,780freeway#12,779falsely#12,772factual#12,770

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list