gigue
/ʒiːɡ/noun
gigue is spelled G-I-G-U-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gigue means “An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gigue is gigues.
How many letters and syllables are in gigue?
| Letters | 5: G-I-G-U-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gigue?
Gigue appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 gigue?
- /ʒiːɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gigue
- gigues plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gigue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gigue come from?
From French gigue. Doublet of jig.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).