gambade

\ɡɑ̃.bad\

/\ɡɑ̃.bad\/ noun

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The verdict

“gambade” is uncommon French (frequency #94,831 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,831
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Saut vif et sans règle qui dénote de la gaieté, de l’entrain.

Key facts for gambade
PropertyValue
Headwordgambade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɑ̃.bad\
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gambade” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gambade lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gambade is uncommon French at frequency #94,831 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɑ̃.bad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Saut vif et sans règle qui dénote de la gaieté, de l’entrain.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gambade, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gambade, spelled G-A-M-B-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saut vif et sans règle qui dénote de la gaieté, de l’entrain.

This word in other languages

gambol(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gambade"?
"gambade" is spelled G-A-M-B-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɑ̃.bad\.
What does "gambade" mean?
As a noun, "gambade" means: Saut vif et sans règle qui dénote de la gaieté, de l’entrain.
How do you pronounce "gambade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gambade" is \ɡɑ̃.bad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gambade" come from?
"gambade" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “gambade”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-A-M-B-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡɑ̃.bad\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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