gade

\ɡad\

/\ɡad\/ noun

The verdict

“gade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genre de poissons osseux qui renferme de nombreuses espèces comestibles telles que lieu jaune ou noir, morue, merlan, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gade · gade · French

gade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 gade
PropertyValue
Headwordgade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡad\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gade » en français

gadereste 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

gade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genre de poissons osseux qui renferme de nombreuses espèces comestibles telles que lieu jaune ou noir, morue, merlan, etc.".

gade has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 gade, spelled G-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre de poissons osseux qui renferme de nombreuses espèces comestibles telles que lieu jaune ou noir, morue, merlan, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les gades appartiennent à la famille des gadidés (Gadidae) et à l'ordre des Gadiformes.

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 "gade"?
"gade" is spelled G-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡad\.
What does "gade" mean?
As a noun, "gade" means: Genre de poissons osseux qui renferme de nombreuses espèces comestibles telles que lieu jaune ou noir, morue, merlan, etc.
How do you pronounce "gade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gade" is \ɡad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gade" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list