gov

\ɡɔv\

/\ɡɔv\/ noun

The verdict

“gov” is uncommon French (frequency #75,734 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,734
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-gov · gov · French

gov · rank #75,734 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,734
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH goon

Nearest frequency peer: goon (-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 « gov »

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 « gov » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gov
PropertyValue
Headwordgov
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔv\
Letters3
Frequency rank#75,734
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gov » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.govtombe 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: « goon » (#75,733), « governance » (#75,735), « gnan » (#75,732). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gov » est au #75,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gov is uncommon French at frequency #75,734 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɔv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voiture.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gov, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gov, spelled G-O-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voiture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est pcq y’a pas le droit d’être en gov normalement
  2. T’es défoncé, tu repars en gov

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 "gov"?
"gov" is spelled G-O-V. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔv\.
What does "gov" mean?
As a noun, "gov" means: Voiture.
How do you pronounce "gov"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gov" is \ɡɔv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gov" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list