Gandu

/ɡɐ̃ˈdu/

//ɡɐ̃ˈdu// noun

The verdict

“Gandu” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,857 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,857
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - emancipado a 28 de julho de 1958 de Ituberá com um território do qual se desmembraram as cidades de Nova Ibiá e Itamari, situado a 295 km da capital, está na região de influência de Vitória da Conq...

Key facts for Gandu
PropertyValue
HeadwordGandu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɐ̃ˈdu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gandu” 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). Gandu lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Gandu is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,857 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɐ̃ˈdu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "emancipado a 28 de julho de 1958 de Ituberá com um território do qual se desmembraram as cidades de Nova Ibiá e Itamari, situado a 295 km da capital, está na região de influência de Vitória da Conq...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gandu, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Gandu, spelled G-A-N-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    emancipado a 28 de julho de 1958 de Ituberá com um território do qual se desmembraram as cidades de Nova Ibiá e Itamari, situado a 295 km da capital, está na região de influência de Vitória da Conquista

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 "Gandu"?
"Gandu" is spelled G-A-N-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɐ̃ˈdu/.
What does "Gandu" mean?
As a noun, "Gandu" means: emancipado a 28 de julho de 1958 de Ituberá com um território do qual se desmembraram as cidades de Nova Ibiá e Itamari, situado a 295 km da capital, está na região de influência de Vitória da Conq...
How do you pronounce "Gandu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gandu" is /ɡɐ̃ˈdu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gandu" come from?
"Gandu" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Gandu”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-N-D-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɡɐ̃ˈdu/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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