gastronome
"gastronome" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gastronome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
Corpus desk
Index EN-gastronome · gastronome · English
gastronome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gastronome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gastronome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gastronome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet".
Zero misspellings are on record for gastronome in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French gastronome. The correct English form is gastronome, spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-N-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1a lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gastronome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A gastronome ought to fast sometimes on principle: we appreciate no pleasures unless we are occasionally debarred from them. Restraint is the golden rule of enjoyment.
Etymology
Borrowed from French gastronome.
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.