Gafsa
\ɡaf.sa\
The verdict
“Gafsa” is uncommon French (frequency #65,181 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,181
- frequency rank, French
- 2,617
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville du sud de la Tunisie
Corpus desk
Index FR-gafsa · Gafsa · French
Gafsa · rank #65,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,181
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,617
- PHOTO-FINISH fœtal
Nearest frequency peer: fœtal (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Gafsa »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- fécale
fécale
34,823 corpus weight
- fêtez
fêtez
34,822 corpus weight
- fœtal
fœtal
34,821 corpus weight
- Gafsa
Gafsa
34,820 corpus weight
- galipettes
galipettes
34,819 corpus weight
- Geffroy
Geffroy
34,818 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Gafsa » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gafsa |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɡaf.sa\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #65,181 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Gafsa » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Gafsa is uncommon French at frequency #65,181 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡaf.sa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gafsa, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Gafsa, spelled G-A-F-S-A.
Definition
- 1Ville du sud de la Tunisie
- 2Gouvernorat du sud de la Tunisie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gafsa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les Almohades commencent à assiéger Gafsa. Ibn al-Atïr raconte qu'à la vue de la puissance almohade, les Gafsiens se mettent d'accord pour se soumettre et livrer leur ville.
En Algérie, les premières mines avaient été ouvertes en 1845; en Tunisie, les gisements des phosphates de Gafsa étaient déjà découverts en 1885-1886 (quatre ans seulement après l'établissement du protectorat) et exploités à partir de 1889.
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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