gibbons

\ʒi.bɔ̃\

/\ʒi.bɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“gibbons” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,319
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de gibbon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gibbons · gibbons · French

gibbons · rank #39,319 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,319
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH ghanéen

Nearest frequency peer: ghanéen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gibbons »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gibbons » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gibbons vs Gibson
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gibbons
PropertyValue
Headwordgibbons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒi.bɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,319
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gibbons »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gibbonsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ghanéen » (#39,318), « gladiateur » (#39,320), « Genest » (#39,317). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gibbons » est au #39,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gibbons (IPA \ʒi.bɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,319 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de gibbon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gibbons, with forms such as "gbibons", "ggibbons", and "gibbnos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Gibson", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gibbons, spelled G-I-B-B-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gibbon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Parmi les mammifères qui peuplent ces forêts on peut citer l’éléphant d’Asie, l’ours malais, le banteng, le gaur ainsi que, dans les forêts de teck du sud du pays, quelques rhinocéros, sans oublier les félins et les gibbons.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gbibons
  • ggibbons
  • gibbnos
  • gibbonns
  • gibbonss
  • gibbosn
  • gibobns
  • gibons
  • igbbons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gibbons - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gbibons2ggibbons1gibbnos2gibbonns1gibbonss1gibbosn2gibobns2gibons1
Edit distance from "gibbons"

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 "gibbons"?
"gibbons" is spelled G-I-B-B-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒi.bɔ̃\.
What does "gibbons" mean?
As a noun, "gibbons" means: Pluriel de gibbon.
What words are commonly confused with "gibbons"?
"gibbons" is commonly confused with "Gibson". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gibbons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gibbons" is \ʒi.bɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gibbons" come from?
"gibbons" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gibbons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ghanéen#39,318gagnais#39,314fuseaux#39,310Gunners#39,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Genest9 variantsfêtait9 variantsfusionne9 variantsfrelon9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list