Gandu

/ɡɐ̃ˈdu/

//ɡɐ̃ˈdu// noun

The verdict

“Gandu” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,857 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,857
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-gandu · Gandu · Portuguese

Gandu · rank #92,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,857
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH glote

Nearest frequency peer: glote (+11 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Gandu”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Gandu” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gandu
PropertyValue
HeadwordGandu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɐ̃ˈdu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Gandu” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Ganducai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “glote” (#92,868), “godo” (#92,869), “fracionário” (#92,844). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “Gandu” fica em #92,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gandu is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,857 among 521 “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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list