gazebo

[gaˈseβ̞o]

/[gaˈseβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“gazebo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pabellón de planta simétrica, generalmente hexagonal o circular, que comúnmente se encuentra en los parques, jardines, y en áreas públicas abiertas. Se encuentran aislados, techados, y abiertos por...

Key facts for gazebo
PropertyValue
Headwordgazebo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gaˈseβ̞o]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gazebo” sits in Spanish frequency

gazebo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gazebo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gaˈseβ̞o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pabellón de planta simétrica, generalmente hexagonal o circular, que comúnmente se encuentra en los parques, jardines, y en áreas públicas abiertas. Se encuentran aislados, techados, y abiertos por...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gazebo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is gazebo, spelled G-A-Z-E-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pabellón de planta simétrica, generalmente hexagonal o circular, que comúnmente se encuentra en los parques, jardines, y en áreas públicas abiertas. Se encuentran aislados, techados, y abiertos por todos los lados; proporcionan sombra, un abrigo de características básicas, función ornamental en un paisaje, y un lugar de descanso.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gazebo"?
"gazebo" is spelled G-A-Z-E-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gaˈseβ̞o].
What does "gazebo" mean?
As a noun, "gazebo" means: Pabellón de planta simétrica, generalmente hexagonal o circular, que comúnmente se encuentra en los parques, jardines, y en áreas públicas abiertas. Se encuentran aislados, techados, y abiertos por...
How do you pronounce "gazebo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gazebo" is [gaˈseβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gazebo" come from?
"gazebo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “gazebo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-Z-E-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [gaˈseβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list