désert de Gobi
\de.zɛʁ də ɡo.bi\
The verdict
“désert de Gobi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zone désertique partagée entre la Chine et la Mongolie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | désert de Gobi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \de.zɛʁ də ɡo.bi\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “désert de Gobi” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
désert de Gobi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \de.zɛʁ də ɡo.bi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zone désertique partagée entre la Chine et la Mongolie.".
Zero misspellings are on record for désert de Gobi in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is désert de Gobi, spelled D-É-S-E-R-T- -D-E- -G-O-B-I.
Definition
- 1Zone désertique partagée entre la Chine et la Mongolie.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “désert de Gobi”
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- The one correct French spelling is D-É-S-E-R-T- -D-E- -G-O-B-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.zɛʁ də ɡo.bi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.