gobierno

/[goˈβ̞jeɾno]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#132

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

gobierno is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de gobernar. Pronounced [goˈβ̞jeɾno]. It ranks #132 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with gobiernos and gobernó.

Key facts for gobierno
PropertyValue
Headwordgobierno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[goˈβ̞jeɾno]
Letters8
Frequency rank#132
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gobierno in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for gobierno is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [goˈβ̞jeɾno]. Corpus data places it at rank #132 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for gobierno, with forms such as "gboierno", "ggobierno", and "gobbierno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gobiernos", "gobernó", "gobierna", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is gobierno, spelled G-O-B-I-E-R-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de gobernar.
  2. 2
    Institución o conjunto de ellas a cargo del poder ejecutivo en un sistema político.
  3. 3
    Condición y cargo de gobernador.
  4. 4
    Duración del mandato de un gobernador o un gobierno₂.
  5. 5
    Jurisdicción territorial de un gobernador o un gobierno₂.
  6. 6
    Sede edilicia de un gobernador o un gobierno₂.
  7. 7
    Timón de un buque.
  8. 8
    Facilidad con que un buque responde al gobierno₇.
  9. 9
    Instrumento metálico que se coloca en la boca de la cabalgadura para controlarlo mediante las riendas.
  10. 10
    Provisión de bastimentos, y especialmente la de cualquiera de los artículos necesarios para el sustento de una población.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gboierno,ggobierno,gobbierno,gobeirno,gobienro,gobiernno,gobieron,gobierrno,gobireno,goiberno,govierno,ogbierno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gobierno

Misspelling Variants of "gobierno"

gboierno8ggobierno9gobbierno9gobeirno8gobienro8gobiernno9gobieron8gobierrno9
Misspelling Variants of "gobierno"

Frequency rank: #132 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gobierno"?
"gobierno" is spelled G-O-B-I-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [goˈβ̞jeɾno].
What does "gobierno" mean?
As a noun, "gobierno" means: Acción o efecto de gobernar.
What words are commonly confused with "gobierno"?
"gobierno" is commonly confused with "gobiernos", "gobernó", "gobierna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gobierno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gobierno" is [goˈβ̞jeɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gobierno" come from?
"gobierno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.