de Gaulle
\də ɡol\
The verdict
“de Gaulle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille français.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-gaulle · de Gaulle · French
de Gaulle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | de Gaulle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \də ɡol\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de Gaulle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de Gaulle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \də ɡol\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille français.".
No misspelling variants are generated for de Gaulle in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is de Gaulle, spelled D-E- -G-A-U-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille français.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de Gaulle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans les années de Gaulle C'était beaucoup plus drôle Chacun twistait son rôle Son rock, son rock and roll
C'est ainsi que j'aboutis tout naturellement au général de Gaulle, le petit doigt sur la couture du pantalon et sans jamais cesser de saluer.
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.