Gregor

\ˈɡreː.ɡɔr\

/\ˈɡreː.ɡɔr\/ name

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The verdict

“Gregor” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,421
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin breton, correspondant à Grégoire en français.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gregor · Gregor · French

Gregor · rank #36,421 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravi

Nearest frequency peer: gravi (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Gregor »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Gregor » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gregor vs Grégory
71% similar
Gregor vs Gregorio
75% similar
Gregor vs Greg
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gregor
PropertyValue
HeadwordGregor
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈɡreː.ɡɔr\
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,421
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Gregor »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Gregorse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gravi » (#36,420), « Groulx » (#36,422), « graphes » (#36,419). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Gregor » est au #36,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gregor (IPA \ˈɡreː.ɡɔr\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,421 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin breton, correspondant à Grégoire en français.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gregor, with forms such as "gergor", "ggregor", and "greggor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Grégory", "Gregorio", "Greg", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Gregor, spelled G-R-E-G-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin breton, correspondant à Grégoire en français.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Gregor Kogan a nac’has chom da zornañ da c’houel Varia Hanter-Eost.

Synonyms

Gregoar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gergor
  • ggregor
  • greggor
  • gregorr
  • gregro
  • greogr
  • grgeor
  • grregor
  • rgegor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gregor - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gergor2ggregor1greggor1gregorr1gregro2greogr2grgeor2grregor1
Edit distance from "Gregor"

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 "Gregor"?
"Gregor" is spelled G-R-E-G-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡreː.ɡɔr\.
What does "Gregor" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gregor" means: Prénom masculin breton, correspondant à Grégoire en français.
What words are commonly confused with "Gregor"?
"Gregor" is commonly confused with "Grégory", "Gregorio", "Greg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gregor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gregor" is \ˈɡreː.ɡɔr\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gregor" come from?
"Gregor" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Groulx#36,422growth#36,423imposa#36,436flocon#36,395

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

frappez9 variantsfoutoir9 variantsfeature9 variantsJoffrey9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list