Gibson
/ˈɡɪbsən/noun
Gibson is spelled G-I-B-S-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gibson means “A cocktail made with gin (or vodka) and vermouth, garnished with cocktail onions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Gibson is Gibsons.
How many letters and syllables are in Gibson?
| Letters | 6: G-I-B-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Gibson?
Gibson appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 Gibson?
- /ˈɡɪbsən/
Gibson has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Gibson.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Gibson
- Gibsons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gibson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cocktail made with gin (or vodka) and vermouth, garnished with cocktail onions.
- 2
An acoustic or electric guitar made by the Gibson company.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Gibson come from?
From Gibb + -son.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).