gateau
noun
gateau is spelled G-A-T-E-A-U: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gateau means “A rich, usually iced, cake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gateau is gâteaux or gâteaus.
How many letters and syllables are in gateau?
| Letters | 6: G-A-T-E-A-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gateau?
Gateau appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gateau?
Gateau has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gateau
- gâteaux plural
- gâteaus plural
- gateaux plural
- gateaus plural
- gâteau
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gateau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA rich, usually iced, cake.
- 2
obsoleteA dish of minced meat made up like a pudding, and boiled in a shape or mould.
a gateau of veal
noun
- 1
Alternative form of gateau.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gateau in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rich, iced cake:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gateau come from?
Borrowed from French gâteau. Doublet of wastel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).