gorgon
/ˈɡɔːrɡən/
"gorgon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gorgon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,951
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
Corpus desk
Index EN-gorgon · gorgon · English
gorgon · rank #45,951 · 9 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,951
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH goldilocks
Nearest frequency peer: goldilocks (-3 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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gorgon”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- glycerin
glycerin
54,056 corpus weight
- gog
gog
54,055 corpus weight
- goldeneye
goldeneye
54,054 corpus weight
- goldilocks
goldilocks
54,053 corpus weight
- gorgon
gorgon
54,050 corpus weight
- grayish
grayish
54,047 corpus weight
What this shows “gorgon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gorgon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɔːrɡən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #45,951 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gorgon”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around gorgon (IPA /ˈɡɔːrɡən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,951 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gorgon, with forms such as "ggorgon", "gogron", and "gorggon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Gorman", "Gurgaon", "goon", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gorgon, from Latin Gorgō, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”). Possibly from the same root as the Sanskrit word "garğ" (गर्जन), which is defined as a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus… The correct English form is gorgon, spelled G-O-R-G-O-N.
Definition
- 1A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
- 2An intimidating, ugly, or disgusting woman; anything hideous or horrid.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gorgon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'll shrowd this Gorgon from all humane view.
Swilling martinis and spewing venom, Phyllis is a particularly unappetizing gorgon, telling us at one point that an acquaintance of hers is aroused by the Heimlich maneuver.
Etymology
From Middle English gorgon, from Latin Gorgō, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”). Possibly from the same root as the Sanskrit word "garğ" (गर्जन), which is defined as a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus possibly originating as an onomatopoeia.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggorgon
- gogron
- gorggon
- gorgno
- gorgonn
- gorogn
- gorrgon
- grogon
- ogrgon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gorgon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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