Gabriel
/`ɡɑːbrɪɛl/.
The verdict
“Gabriel” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,234 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,234
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gabriel
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gabriel |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /`ɡɑːbrɪɛl/. |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,234 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gabriel” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for Gabriel is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /`ɡɑːbrɪɛl/.. Corpus data places it at rank #2,234 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gabriel, with forms such as "agbriel", "gabbriel", and "gabirel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is Gabriel, spelled G-A-B-R-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Gabriel
- 2Gabriel
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agbriel,gabbriel,gabirel,gabreil,gabriell,gabrile,gabrriel,garbiel,gbariel,ggabriel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gabriel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Gabriel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-B-R-I-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /`ɡɑːbrɪɛl/. (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.