gagneuse
\ɡa.ɲøz\
The verdict
“gagneuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui gagne, qui gagne habituellement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gagneuse · gagneuse · French
gagneuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | gagneuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡa.ɲøz\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gagneuse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gagneuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡa.ɲøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
gagneuse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gagneuse, spelled G-A-G-N-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Celle qui gagne, qui gagne habituellement.
- 2Prostituée qui rapporte de l’argent à un souteneur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gagneuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Or sus, enfans que l’on chante Philotis, cette servante, Qui défit tant de soldats, Célébrez-ci, célébrez-là, la la la, Cette gagneuse de combats.
J’eus vingt fois sur le bout de la langue de lui demander la vérité ; car, si elle était fautive de Charlot, j’étais tout prêt à lui en remettre le péché, et si, au contraire, elle prenait le fardeau du péché d’une autre, j’avais envie de lui baiser le bout des pieds, comme à la plus douce et patiente gagneuse de paradis.
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.