Ganymède
\ɡa.ni.mɛd\
The verdict
“Ganymède” is uncommon French (frequency #72,353 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,353
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prince troyen, fils de Tros et de la nymphe Callirrhoé (fille de Scamandre), aimé de Zeus, qui après s’être transformé en aigle l’a enlevé pour servir d’échanson à la place d’Hébé.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ganymède |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɡa.ni.mɛd\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ganymède” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ganymède is uncommon French at frequency #72,353 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡa.ni.mɛd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Ganymède in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Ganymède, spelled G-A-N-Y-M-È-D-E.
Definition
- 1Prince troyen, fils de Tros et de la nymphe Callirrhoé (fille de Scamandre), aimé de Zeus, qui après s’être transformé en aigle l’a enlevé pour servir d’échanson à la place d’Hébé.
- 2(1036) Ganymède, internationalement (1036) Ganymede, planète mineure.
- 3Général égyptien qui se battit contre Jules César en 48 avant J-C.
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); 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 “Ganymède”
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- The one correct French spelling is G-A-N-Y-M-È-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.