Gourdon
\ɡuʁ.dɔ̃\
The verdict
“Gourdon” is uncommon French (frequency #53,984 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,984
- frequency rank, French
- 2,617
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune située dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes, en France.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gourdon · Gourdon · French
Gourdon · rank #53,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,984
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,617
- PHOTO-FINISH gonzo
Nearest frequency peer: gonzo (-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 « Gourdon »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- gommage
gommage
46,020 corpus weight
- Gontran
Gontran
46,019 corpus weight
- gonzo
gonzo
46,018 corpus weight
- Gourdon
Gourdon
46,017 corpus weight
- gousset
gousset
46,016 corpus weight
- Grenobloise
Grenobloise
46,014 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Gourdon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gourdon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɡuʁ.dɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Gourdon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Gourdon is uncommon French at frequency #53,984 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡuʁ.dɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gourdon, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Gourdon, spelled G-O-U-R-D-O-N.
Definition
- 1Commune située dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes, en France.
- 2Commune située dans le département de l’Ardèche, en France.
- 3Commune située dans le département du Lot, en France.
- 4Canton situé autour de cette commune.
- 5Commune française située en Saône-et-Loire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gourdon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un échantillon de cette « friandise illicite » a été découvert récemment sur un passager, lors d’un contrôle antidrogue en gare de Gourdon (Lot).
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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