gongo
/ˈɡõ.ɡu/
The verdict
“gongo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,592 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,592
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,241
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumento de percussão idiófono originário da China; é uma barra de bronze em formato circular com as extremidades voltadas para dentro
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gongo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡõ.ɡu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,592 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gongo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gongo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,592 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡõ.ɡu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "instrumento de percussão idiófono originário da China; é uma barra de bronze em formato circular com as extremidades voltadas para dentro".
No misspelling variants are generated for gongo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 gongo, spelled G-O-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1instrumento de percussão idiófono originário da China; é uma barra de bronze em formato circular com as extremidades voltadas para dentro
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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.
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Using “gongo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-O-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡõ.ɡu/ (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.