Gabor
The verdict
“Gabor” is uncommon French (frequency #62,299 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,299
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prénom masculin.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gabor |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62,299 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gabor” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gabor is uncommon French at frequency #62,299 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gabor, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Gabor, spelled G-A-B-O-R.
Definition
- 1Prénom masculin.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Gabor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-A-B-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.