gorgonzola
\ɡɔʁ.ɡɔ̃.zo.la\
The verdict
“gorgonzola” is uncommon French (frequency #84,842 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,842
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fromage italien à pâte molle, à base de lait de vache, à pâte persillée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gorgonzola |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡɔʁ.ɡɔ̃.zo.la\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #84,842 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gorgonzola” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gorgonzola is uncommon French at frequency #84,842 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɔʁ.ɡɔ̃.zo.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fromage italien à pâte molle, à base de lait de vache, à pâte persillée.".
gorgonzola has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 gorgonzola, spelled G-O-R-G-O-N-Z-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1Fromage italien à pâte molle, à base de lait de vache, à pâte persillée.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gorgonzola”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-O-R-G-O-N-Z-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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