gaillardise
\ɡa.jaʁ.diz\
The verdict
“gaillardise” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - singulier Gaieté avec une pointe de vanterie, bonne humeur souvent liée à l’évocation de choses relatives au sexe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gaillardise · gaillardise · French
gaillardise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | gaillardise |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡa.jaʁ.diz\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gaillardise is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡa.jaʁ.diz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gaillardise, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gaillardise, spelled G-A-I-L-L-A-R-D-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1singulier Gaieté avec une pointe de vanterie, bonne humeur souvent liée à l’évocation de choses relatives au sexe.
- 2Discours, propos un peu lestes. → voir gaudriole, gauloiserie, grivoiserie et paillardise
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gaillardise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a fait cela par gaillardise, par pure gaillardise.
Ce n’est qu’une gaillardise.
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.