gables

\ɡabl\

/\ɡabl\/ noun

The verdict

“gables” is uncommon French (frequency #89,744 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,744
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-gables · gables · French

gables · rank #89,744 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,744
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH fémurs

Nearest frequency peer: fémurs (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « gables »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « gables » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gables
PropertyValue
Headwordgables
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡabl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gables » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gablestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « fémurs » (#89,743), « Gabriac » (#89,745), « fumiste » (#89,742). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gables » est au #89,744. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gables is uncommon French at frequency #89,744 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de gable.".

Zero misspellings are on record for gables in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gables, spelled G-A-B-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gable.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gables"?
"gables" is spelled G-A-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡabl\.
What does "gables" mean?
As a noun, "gables" means: Pluriel de gable.
How do you pronounce "gables"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gables" is \ɡabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gables" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gables", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list