galanterie
\ɡa.lɑ̃t.ʁi\
The verdict
“galanterie” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #37,826 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,826
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualité de celui qui est galant ; agrément, politesse dans l’esprit et dans les manières.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galanterie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡa.lɑ̃t.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,826 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galanterie” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for galanterie is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡa.lɑ̃t.ʁi\. Corpus data places it at rank #37,826 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for galanterie, with forms such as "aglanterie", "gaalnterie", and "galanetrie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is galanterie, spelled G-A-L-A-N-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Qualité de celui qui est galant ; agrément, politesse dans l’esprit et dans les manières.
- 2Ensemble des égards, des soins, des empressements pour les femmes qu’inspire l’envie de leur plaire.
- 3Propos flatteurs qu’un homme tient à une femme, procédé qu’on emploie pour lui plaire, cadeau ingénieusement choisi, attention délicate.
- 4Commerce amoureux extraconjugal.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aglanterie,gaalnterie,galanetrie,galannterie,galanteire,galanterei,galanterrie,galantreie,galantterie,galatnerie,gallanterie,galnaterie,ggalanterie,glaanterie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of galanterie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “galanterie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-A-L-A-N-T-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡa.lɑ̃t.ʁi\ (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.