attrape-gogos
\at.ʁap.ɡo.ɡo\
The verdict
“attrape-gogos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ruse grossière qui ne peut tromper que des ignorants ou des sots.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | attrape-gogos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \at.ʁap.ɡo.ɡo\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “attrape-gogos” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
attrape-gogos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \at.ʁap.ɡo.ɡo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ruse grossière qui ne peut tromper que des ignorants ou des sots.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for attrape-gogos, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is attrape-gogos, spelled A-T-T-R-A-P-E---G-O-G-O-S.
Definition
- 1Ruse grossière qui ne peut tromper que des ignorants ou des sots.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “attrape-gogos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-T-T-R-A-P-E---G-O-G-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \at.ʁap.ɡo.ɡo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.