Gion

name

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"gion" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Gion” is uncommon English (frequency #88,381 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,381
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A district of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gion · Gion · English

Gion · rank #88,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,381
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH giftedness

Nearest frequency peer: giftedness (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Gion”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Gion” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gion
PropertyValue
HeadwordGion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#88,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Gion” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Gionfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “giftedness” (#88,380), “Glamis” (#88,382), “gleamed” (#88,383). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Gion” is #88,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gion is uncommon English at frequency #88,381 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A district of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.".

Gion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Japanese 祇園 (Gion). The correct English form is Gion, spelled G-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A district of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

From Japanese 祇園 (Gion).

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 "Gion"?
"Gion" is spelled G-I-O-N.
What does "Gion" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gion" means: A district of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
What is the origin of the word "Gion"?
From Japanese 祇園 (Gion). 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 "Gion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gast#88,372gort#88,395flix#88,346fisc#88,338

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list