garage

\ɡa.ʁaʒ\

/\ɡa.ʁaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“garage” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,137 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,137
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bâtiment où on entrepose à l’abri des intempéries les véhicules de transport terrestres, maritimes ou aériens.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

garage vs gare
67% similar
garage vs grâce
50% similar
garage vs garde
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for garage
PropertyValue
Headwordgarage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡa.ʁaʒ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,137
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “garage” 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). garage lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for garage is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡa.ʁaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,137 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for garage, with forms such as "agrage", "gaarge", and "garaeg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gare", "grâce", "garde", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is garage, spelled G-A-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bâtiment où on entrepose à l’abri des intempéries les véhicules de transport terrestres, maritimes ou aériens.
  2. 2
    Action de mettre des wagons à l’abri ou en réserve sur une partie de la voie ferrée disposée à cet effet.
  3. 3
    Action de mettre à l'abri tout type de véhicule de transport.
  4. 4
    Entreprise ou lieu spécialisé dans le stockage, la vente, l'entretien, la réparation des véhicules automobiles, ou des utilitaires de transport.
  5. 5
    Action de faire entrer un bateau dans une gare maritime. On dit aussi garaie.
  6. 6
    Genres de musiques (rock agressif, house, musique électronique) apparues aux États-Unis et en Grande-Bretagne de 1960 à 1990.

Synonyms

parking

This word in other languages

parking garage(English)garaje(Español)Garage(Deutsch)garagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agrage,gaarge,garaeg,garagge,gargae,garrage,ggarage,graage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of garage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agrage2gaarge2garaeg2garagge1gargae2garrage1ggarage1graage2
Edit distance from "garage"

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 "garage"?
"garage" is spelled G-A-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡa.ʁaʒ\.
What does "garage" mean?
As a noun, "garage" means: Bâtiment où on entrepose à l’abri des intempéries les véhicules de transport terrestres, maritimes ou aériens.
What words are commonly confused with "garage"?
"garage" is commonly confused with "gare", "grâce", "garde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "garage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "garage" is \ɡa.ʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "garage" come from?
"garage" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “garage”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-A-R-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡa.ʁaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “gare” - see the side-by-side comparison. garage vs gare
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list