beau gosse

\bo ɡɔs\

/\bo ɡɔs\/ noun

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The verdict

“beau gosse” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Beau jeune homme.

Key facts for beau gosse
PropertyValue
Headwordbeau gosse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bo ɡɔs\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beau gosse” sits in French frequency

beau gosse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for beau gosse is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bo ɡɔs\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Beau jeune homme.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for beau gosse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is beau gosse, spelled B-E-A-U- -G-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beau jeune homme.

Synonyms

bggossebeaugossebo

This word in other languages

good-looker(English)

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 "beau gosse"?
"beau gosse" is spelled B-E-A-U- -G-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bo ɡɔs\.
What does "beau gosse" mean?
As a noun, "beau gosse" means: Beau jeune homme.
How do you pronounce "beau gosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beau gosse" is \bo ɡɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beau gosse" come from?
"beau gosse" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “beau gosse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-E-A-U- -G-O-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bo ɡɔs\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list