Gabon

noun

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The verdict

“Gabon” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #86,490 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#86,490
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gabão

Key facts for Gabon
PropertyValue
HeadwordGabon
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gabon” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gabon lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Gabon is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #86,490 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gabão".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gabon, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Gabon, spelled G-A-B-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gabão

Synonyms

Republika Gabońska

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gabon"?
"Gabon" is spelled G-A-B-O-N.
What does "Gabon" mean?
As a noun, "Gabon" means: Gabão
What language does "Gabon" come from?
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Using “Gabon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-B-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list