beau gosse
\bo ɡɔs\
The verdict
“beau gosse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beau jeune homme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-beau-gosse · beau gosse · French
beau gosse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | beau gosse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bo ɡɔs\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « beau gosse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
beau gosse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bo ɡɔs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
- 1Beau jeune homme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how beau gosse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je m’appelle Michaël et j’ai seize ans. Beau gosse. Le mec dont les filles rêvent, mais devant qui elles ne s’arrêtent pas parce qu’elles sont sûres qu’il est déjà pris.
En face, un beau gosse arbore le classique costume à fines rayures des hommes d’affaires.
Synonyms
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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.