Gazprom

\gas.pʁɔm\

/\gas.pʁɔm\/ name

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The verdict

“Gazprom” is uncommon French (frequency #55,988 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,988
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Compagnie gazière russe.

Key facts for Gazprom
PropertyValue
HeadwordGazprom
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\gas.pʁɔm\
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gazprom” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gazprom lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gazprom is uncommon French at frequency #55,988 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \gas.pʁɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Compagnie gazière russe.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Gazprom in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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. The correct French form is Gazprom, spelled G-A-Z-P-R-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Compagnie gazière russe.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gazprom"?
"Gazprom" is spelled G-A-Z-P-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is \gas.pʁɔm\.
What does "Gazprom" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gazprom" means: Compagnie gazière russe.
How do you pronounce "Gazprom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gazprom" is \gas.pʁɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gazprom" come from?
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Using “Gazprom”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-A-Z-P-R-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \gas.pʁɔm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list