gagner froid
\ɡa.ɲe fʁwa\
The verdict
“gagner froid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attraper froid.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gagner-froid · gagner froid · French
gagner froid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | gagner froid |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡa.ɲe fʁwa\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gagner froid » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gagner froid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡa.ɲe fʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attraper froid.".
No misspelling variants are generated for gagner froid in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 gagner froid, spelled G-A-G-N-E-R- -F-R-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1Attraper froid.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gagner froid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est probable que Joli-Cœur épouvanté se sera caché quelque part pendant que nous étions dehors ; et c’est là ce qui m’inquiète pour lui, car par ce temps abominable il va gagner froid et pour lui le froid serait mortel.
— Il fera beau et chaud ce soir, vous n’aurez pas à craindre de gagner froid, laissez-vous décider.
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.