# gibbon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɪbən/ · frequency rank #36,997

## Definitions
1. A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.

## Etymology
Reborrowing from French gibbon, folk etymology (compare English Gibbon) ultimately from a Northern Aslian language (compare Batek kəboɲ).

## Easily confused with
- **Gibbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbon-vs-gibbs)
- **Gibson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbon-vs-gibson)
- **Gideon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbon-vs-gideon)
- **Gibb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gibbon)
- **Gabon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gabon-vs-gibbon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gbibon`, `ggibbon`, `gibbno`, `gibbonn`, `gibobn`, `gibon`, `igbbon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gibbon