gadgets

\ɡad.ʒɛt\

/\ɡad.ʒɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“gadgets” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,950. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,950
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de gadget.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gadgets · gadgets · French

gadgets · rank #21,950 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,950
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 194,371
  • PHOTO-FINISH fûts

Nearest frequency peer: fûts (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gadgets”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gadgets” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gadgets vs gages
71% similar
gadgets vs galets
71% similar
gadgets vs gadget
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gadgets
PropertyValue
Headwordgadgets
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡad.ʒɛt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,950
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gadgets” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gadgets lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gadgets (IPA \ɡad.ʒɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,950 among 194,371 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de gadget.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gadgets, with forms such as "agdgets", "gaddgets", and "gadegts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gages", "galets", "gadget", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gadgets, spelled G-A-D-G-E-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gadget.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agdgets
  • gaddgets
  • gadegts
  • gadgest
  • gadgetss
  • gadgetts
  • gadggets
  • gadgtes
  • gagdets
  • gdagets
  • ggadgets

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gadgets - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agdgets2gaddgets1gadegts2gadgest2gadgetss1gadgetts1gadggets1gadgtes2
Edit distance from "gadgets"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gadgets"?
"gadgets" is spelled G-A-D-G-E-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡad.ʒɛt\.
What does "gadgets" mean?
As a noun, "gadgets" means: Pluriel de gadget.
What words are commonly confused with "gadgets"?
"gadgets" is commonly confused with "gages", "galets", "gadget". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gadgets"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gadgets" is \ɡad.ʒɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gadgets" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list