gaguesque

\ɡa.ɡɛsk\

/\ɡa.ɡɛsk\/ adj

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The verdict

“gaguesque” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Drôle, comique, blagueur, qui relève du gag.

Key facts for gaguesque
PropertyValue
Headwordgaguesque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡa.ɡɛsk\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gaguesque” sits in French frequency

gaguesque falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for gaguesque is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡa.ɡɛsk\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Drôle, comique, blagueur, qui relève du gag.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gaguesque, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gaguesque, spelled G-A-G-U-E-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Drôle, comique, blagueur, qui relève du gag.

This word in other languages

slapstick(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gaguesque"?
"gaguesque" is spelled G-A-G-U-E-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡa.ɡɛsk\.
What does "gaguesque" mean?
As an adjective, "gaguesque" means: Drôle, comique, blagueur, qui relève du gag.
How do you pronounce "gaguesque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaguesque" is \ɡa.ɡɛsk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaguesque" come from?
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Using “gaguesque”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-A-G-U-E-S-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡa.ɡɛsk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list