gôndola

/ˈɡõ.do.lɐ/

//ˈɡõ.do.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“gôndola” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,209 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,209
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena embarcação de remos, com as extremidades um pouco levantadas, e que serve especialmente para navegar em canais

Corpus desk

Index PT-gondola · gôndola · Portuguese

gôndola · rank #52,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,209
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravíssima

Nearest frequency peer: gravíssima (-3 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 “gôndola”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gôndola
PropertyValue
Headwordgôndola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡõ.do.lɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gôndola” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.gôndolacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “gravíssima” (#52,206), “hipertrofia” (#52,216), “hostel” (#52,221). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gôndola” fica em #52,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gôndola is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,209 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡõ.do.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for gôndola in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is gôndola, spelled G-Ô-N-D-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena embarcação de remos, com as extremidades um pouco levantadas, e que serve especialmente para navegar em canais
  2. 2
    barco
  3. 3
    carro de praça, espécie de pequeno ônibus
  4. 4
    vestia de abas curtas

This word in other languages

gondola(English)góndola(Español)gondole(Français)Gondel(Deutsch)

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 "gôndola"?
"gôndola" is spelled G-Ô-N-D-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡõ.do.lɐ/.
What does "gôndola" mean?
As a noun, "gôndola" means: pequena embarcação de remos, com as extremidades um pouco levantadas, e que serve especialmente para navegar em canais
How do you pronounce "gôndola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gôndola" is /ˈɡõ.do.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gôndola" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fiambre#52,176entorse#52,139magreza#52,284dissera#52,107

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list