gazetteer
ga·zet·teer/ˌɡæzəˈtɪəɹ/verb, noun
gazetteer is spelled G-A-Z-E-T-T-E-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ga·zet·teer). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gazetteer means “Synonym of gazette (“to announce the status of (someone) in an official gazette”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gazetteer?
| Letters | 9: G-A-Z-E-T-T-E-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ga·zet·teer |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 gazetteer?
Gazetteer appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 gazetteer?
- UK /ˌɡæzəˈtɪə/
- US /ˌɡæzəˈtɪəɹ/
Gazetteer has 3 syllables, split ga·zet·teer in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gazetteer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gazetteer?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gazetteer from its last stressed vowel (/ɪəɹ/):
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).
Forms of gazetteer
- gazetteers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gazetteering participle, present
- gazetteered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gazetteer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Synonym of gazette (“to announce the status of (someone) in an official gazette”).
- 2
archaicTo report about (someone) in a gazette or newspaper.
- 3
To describe the geography of (a country or other place) in a gazetteer (etymology 2, noun sense 1).
noun
- 1
A dictionary or index of geographical locations.
- 2
A similar descriptive list (often alphabetical) of information on other subjects.
- 3
archaicA person who writes for a gazette or newspaper; a journalist; (specifically) a journalist engaged by a government.
- 4
obsoleteA gazette, a newspaper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gazetteer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dictionary or index of geographical locations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gazetier, index géographique |
| German | Ortslexikon |
| Portuguese | gazetteer, índice de topónimos, nomenclatura |
| Spanish | nomenclátor |
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 gazetteer come from?
The noun is borrowed from French gazettier (archaic), gazetier (“journalist, newspaperman”) + English -eer (suffix forming agent nouns denoting people associated with or engaged in a specified activities).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).