# Gibbs

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡɪbz/ · frequency rank #12,054

## Definitions
1. An English patronymic surname from Gibb (Gilbert).
2. A village in Adair County, Missouri, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States.

## Etymology
From Gibb + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **gigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbs-vs-gigs)
- **girls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbs-vs-girls)
- **gives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbs-vs-gives)
- **gifts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbs-vs-gifts)
- **grabs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbs-vs-grabs)
- **Giles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbs-vs-giles)
- **gills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbs-vs-gills)
- **GBS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gbs-vs-gibbs)
- **gib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gib-vs-gibbs)
- **Gibb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gibbs)
- **Gabby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gabby-vs-gibbs)
- **gibbon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbon-vs-gibbs)

## Common misspellings (6)
`gbibs`, `ggibbs`, `gibbss`, `gibs`, `gibsb`, `igbbs`

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