gascão

/gas.ˈkãw/

//gas.ˈkãw// adj

The verdict

“gascão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - da Gasconha, França

Corpus desk

Index PT-gascao · gascão · Portuguese

gascão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gascão
PropertyValue
Headwordgascão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/gas.ˈkãw/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gascão” em português

gascãofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gascão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /gas.ˈkãw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "da Gasconha, França".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gascão in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 gascão, spelled G-A-S-C-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    da Gasconha, França

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gascão"?
"gascão" is spelled G-A-S-C-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /gas.ˈkãw/.
What does "gascão" mean?
As an adjective, "gascão" means: da Gasconha, França
How do you pronounce "gascão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gascão" is /gas.ˈkãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gascão" come from?
"gascão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list