gadoue
\ɡa.du\
The verdict
“gadoue” is uncommon French (frequency #82,057 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,057
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Matière fécale tirée des fosses d’aisances dont on se sert comme engrais.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gadoue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡa.du\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #82,057 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gadoue” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gadoue is uncommon French at frequency #82,057 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡa.du\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gadoue, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gadoue, spelled G-A-D-O-U-E.
Definition
- 1Matière fécale tirée des fosses d’aisances dont on se sert comme engrais.
- 2Boues et immondices des rues, ordures, qui sont employées comme engrais.
- 3Boue, terre humide.
- 4Neige sale à moitié fondue.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “gadoue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-A-D-O-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡa.du\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.