Gonçalves

\ɡɔ̃.sal.vɛs\

/\ɡɔ̃.sal.vɛs\/ name

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The verdict

“Gonçalves” is uncommon French (frequency #77,563 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,563
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-goncalves · Gonçalves · French

Gonçalves · rank #77,563 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,563
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gombe

Nearest frequency peer: Gombe (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Gonçalves »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Gonçalves » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gonçalves
PropertyValue
HeadwordGonçalves
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɡɔ̃.sal.vɛs\
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,563
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Gonçalves » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Gonçalvestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Gombe » (#77,562), « goodwill » (#77,564), « gmelin » (#77,561). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Gonçalves » est au #77,563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gonçalves is uncommon French at frequency #77,563 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡɔ̃.sal.vɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gonçalves, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Gonçalves, spelled G-O-N-Ç-A-L-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Anthony Gonçalves.

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 "Gonçalves"?
"Gonçalves" is spelled G-O-N-Ç-A-L-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ̃.sal.vɛs\.
What does "Gonçalves" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gonçalves" means: Nom de famille.
How do you pronounce "Gonçalves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gonçalves" is \ɡɔ̃.sal.vɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gonçalves" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list