gitano
\ʒi.ta.no\
The verdict
“gitano” 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) - Gitan.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gitano · gitano · French
gitano · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gitano |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒi.ta.no\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gitano » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gitano is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒi.ta.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gitan.".
gitano has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gitano, spelled G-I-T-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Gitan.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gitano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À Grenade et à Malaga, j’ai vu vaguer sur les places des gaillards de douze à quatorze ans moins habillés qu’Adam à sa sortie du paradis terrestre. Le faubourg de Triana est fréquent en rencontres de ce genre, car il contient beaucoup de gitanos, gens qui ont les opinions les plus avancées en fait de désinvolture ; les femmes font de la friture en plein v…
Les mulets couverts de belles housses bariolées, couronnés de houppes de laine rouge, attendaient devant la terrasse, gardés par leur conducteur Dominique, espèce de grand diable tanné, bruni, roussi au soleil comme un gitano de Decamps, et beau cependant, beau de vigueur et d’expression.
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.