gadin
\ɡa.dɛ̃\
The verdict
“gadin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chute, en particulier chute de cheval.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gadin · gadin · French
gadin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gadin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡa.dɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gadin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gadin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡa.dɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gadin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gadin, spelled G-A-D-I-N.
Definition
- 1Chute, en particulier chute de cheval.
- 2Cheval, bicyclette.
- 3Petite sphère fixée à l’extrémité d’un flotteur utilisé pour la pêche à la ligne.
- 4Caillou.
- 5Jeu d’adresse.
- 6Intelligence.
- 7Nom vernaculaire du cerf de Java (Cervus timorensis ou Rusa timorensis)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gadin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il s’est pris un beau gadin.
Courtial ! ton sphérique ! C’est la seule chose que tu saches faire ! Ailleurs tu prendras que des gadins ! C’est pas la peine que tu insistes ! Ton blot, c’est les ascensions !
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.