fort au gain

\fɔ.ʁ‿o ɡɛ̃\

/\fɔ.ʁ‿o ɡɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“fort au gain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cupide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fort-au-gain · fort au gain · French

fort au gain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for fort au gain
PropertyValue
Headwordfort au gain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɔ.ʁ‿o ɡɛ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fort au gain » en français

fort au gainreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fort au gain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɔ.ʁ‿o ɡɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cupide.".

Zero misspellings are on record for fort au gain in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 fort au gain, spelled F-O-R-T- -A-U- -G-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cupide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fort au gain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Te dirai-je qu’il fut un temps où, par chez nous, on ne récompensait plus la rosière, mais la fillette la mieux engrossée de l’année ! Il fallut y renoncer devant les abus de tous ordres où nos gens qui sont forts au gain ne manquaient pas de se laisser entraîner.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fort au gain"?
"fort au gain" is spelled F-O-R-T- -A-U- -G-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ.ʁ‿o ɡɛ̃\.
What does "fort au gain" mean?
As an adjective, "fort au gain" means: Cupide.
How do you pronounce "fort au gain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fort au gain" is \fɔ.ʁ‿o ɡɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fort au gain" come from?
"fort au gain" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list