gazébo

\ɡa.ze.bo\

/\ɡa.ze.bo\/ noun

The verdict

“gazébo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pavillon d’extérieur ouvert.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gazebo · gazébo · French

gazébo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for gazébo
PropertyValue
Headwordgazébo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡa.ze.bo\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gazébo » en français

gazébon'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

gazébo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡa.ze.bo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pavillon d’extérieur ouvert.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gazébo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gazébo, spelled G-A-Z-É-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pavillon d’extérieur ouvert.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gazébo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’aménagement du futur parc canin clôturé de Saint-Georges, sur l’avenue de la Chaudière, près de l’usine d’épuration, a connu un pas supplémentaire la semaine dernière avec la pose du gazébo extérieur sur une dalle de béton.

Synonyms

gloriettekiosquebelvédèrepavillon de jardin

This word in other languages

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 "gazébo"?
"gazébo" is spelled G-A-Z-É-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡa.ze.bo\.
What does "gazébo" mean?
As a noun, "gazébo" means: Pavillon d’extérieur ouvert.
How do you pronounce "gazébo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gazébo" is \ɡa.ze.bo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gazébo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list