gadget
French, noun/ɡa.dʒɛt/
gadget is spelled G-A-D-G-E-T (6 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gadget is a French masculine noun meaning “gadget” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Objet souvent ingénieux, mais presque toujours inutile sur le long terme”.
What does gadget mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegadget
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Objet souvent ingénieux, mais presque toujours inutile sur le long terme. 2. Objet de bimbeloterie ou sans valeur. 3. Solution paraissant miraculeuse mais dont l’efficacité semble douteuse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gadget
- gadgets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gadget?
- /ɡa.dʒɛt/
- \ɡa.dʒɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gadget
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gadget in French?
gadget appears 2.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).