gentlemen

/ˈdʒɛnl̩.mɛn/; /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mən/; /ˈdʒɪnl̩.mɪn/

//ˈdʒɛnl̩.mɛn/; /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mən/; /ˈdʒɪnl̩.mɪn// noun

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The verdict

“gentlemen” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,616 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,616
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural de gentleman

Key facts for gentlemen
PropertyValue
Headwordgentlemen
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdʒɛnl̩.mɛn/; /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mən/; /ˈdʒɪnl̩.mɪn/
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,616
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gentlemen” 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). gentlemen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gentlemen is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,616 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mɛn/; /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mən/; /ˈdʒɪnl̩.mɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural de gentleman".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gentlemen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is gentlemen, spelled G-E-N-T-L-E-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de gentleman

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 "gentlemen"?
"gentlemen" is spelled G-E-N-T-L-E-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mɛn/; /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mən/; /ˈdʒɪnl̩.mɪn/.
What does "gentlemen" mean?
As a noun, "gentlemen" means: plural de gentleman
How do you pronounce "gentlemen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gentlemen" is /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mɛn/; /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mən/; /ˈdʒɪnl̩.mɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gentlemen" come from?
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Using “gentlemen”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-E-N-T-L-E-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mɛn/; /ˈdʒɛnl̩.mən/; /ˈdʒɪnl̩.mɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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