ganz

\ɡant͡s\

/\ɡant͡s\/ adj

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The verdict

“ganz” is uncommon French (frequency #60,040 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,040
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entier, entière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ganz · ganz · French

ganz · rank #60,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,040
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gara

Nearest frequency peer: gara (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ganz »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ganz » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ganz
PropertyValue
Headwordganz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡant͡s\
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ganz » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ganztombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « gara » (#60,041), « galt » (#60,038), « garées » (#60,042). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « ganz » est au #60,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ganz is uncommon French at frequency #60,040 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡant͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

ganz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ganz, spelled G-A-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entier, entière.
  2. 2
    Entier, se dit des nombres composés d’une ou plusieurs unités.
  3. 3
    Tous, toutes les.
  4. 4
    Intact, qui n'est pas cassé ou abîmé.
  5. 5
    Grand.
  6. 6
    Qualifie le chiffre suivant comme petit ou moindre.
  7. 7
    Qualifie le pluriel suivant comme une quantité importante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seit Ende Juli hat der Monsunregen die Flüsse in weiten Teilen Pakistans über die Ufer treten lassen und ganze Provinzen in Seen verwandelt.
  2. Ich habe den ganzen Tag Fernsehen geschaut.

Synonyms

heilintaktkomplettunbeschädigtunzerstörtallumfassendganz und gartotalvölligvollständigvon A bis Zvon vorne bis hintenbloßmagerschlicht

Antonyms

beschädigtkaputtschadhaftzerstörtteilweisehalbsagenhaftunglaublich

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 "ganz"?
"ganz" is spelled G-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡant͡s\.
What does "ganz" mean?
As an adjective, "ganz" means: Entier, entière.
How do you pronounce "ganz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganz" is \ɡant͡s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganz" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ganz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gara#60,041galt#60,038fern#60,015fats#60,013

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list