gubernatorial
/ˌɡ(j)uː.bə.nəˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/
"gubernatorial" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gubernatorial” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #21,531 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #21,531
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gubernatorial |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɡ(j)uː.bə.nəˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #21,531 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gubernatorial” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for gubernatorial is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɡ(j)uː.bə.nəˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,531 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for gubernatorial, with forms such as "gbuernatorial", "ggubernatorial", and "gubbernatorial". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin gubernātor (“governor”), from gubernō (“govern”), + -ial. The correct English form is gubernatorial, spelled G-U-B-E-R-N-A-T-O-R-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor.
Etymology
From Latin gubernātor (“governor”), from gubernō (“govern”), + -ial.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gbuernatorial,ggubernatorial,gubbernatorial,gubenratorial,guberantorial,gubernaotrial,gubernatoiral,gubernatorail,gubernatoriall,gubernatorila,gubernatorrial,gubernatroial,gubernattorial,gubernnatorial,guberntaorial,guberrnatorial,gubrenatorial,guebrnatorial,ugbernatorial
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gubernatorial - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “gubernatorial”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-B-E-R-N-A-T-O-R-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɡ(j)uː.bə.nəˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.