galbé

\ɡal.be\

/\ɡal.be\/ adj

The verdict

“galbé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrondi, cintré, courbe, concave ou convexe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-galbe · galbé · French

galbé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for galbé
PropertyValue
Headwordgalbé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡal.be\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « galbé » en français

galbén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

galbé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡal.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arrondi, cintré, courbe, concave ou convexe.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for galbé in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is galbé, spelled G-A-L-B-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arrondi, cintré, courbe, concave ou convexe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how galbé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Feuilles galbées.

This word in other languages

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 "galbé"?
"galbé" is spelled G-A-L-B-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡal.be\.
What does "galbé" mean?
As an adjective, "galbé" means: Arrondi, cintré, courbe, concave ou convexe.
How do you pronounce "galbé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galbé" is \ɡal.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galbé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list