garçon

[ɡaʁsɔ̃]

/[ɡaʁsɔ̃]/ noun

The verdict

“garçon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein männliches Kind

Corpus desk

Index DE-garcon · garçon · German

garçon · 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 garçon
PropertyValue
Headwordgarçon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaʁsɔ̃]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „garçon“ im Deutschen

garçonliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

garçon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡaʁsɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for garçon, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 German form is garçon, spelled G-A-R-Ç-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein männliches Kind
  2. 2
    ein männlicher, direkter Nachkomme
  3. 3
    ein noch unverheirateter Mann
  4. 4
    ein Angestellter in der Gastronomie, dessen Aufgabe die Bedienung der Gäste ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how garçon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C'est un garçon.
  2. C'est mon garçon.

Synonyms

filscélibatairegarçon de cafégarçon de restaurantserveur

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 "garçon"?
"garçon" is spelled G-A-R-Ç-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaʁsɔ̃].
What does "garçon" mean?
As a noun, "garçon" means: ein männliches Kind
How do you pronounce "garçon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "garçon" is [ɡaʁsɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "garçon" come from?
"garçon" is a German 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