garai

\ɡa.ʁe\

/\ɡa.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

“garai” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Première personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe garer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-garai · garai · French

garai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 garai
PropertyValue
Headwordgarai
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡa.ʁe\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « garai » en français

garaisiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

garai is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡa.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Première personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe garer.".

No misspelling variants are generated for garai in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is garai, spelled G-A-R-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe garer.

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 "garai"?
"garai" is spelled G-A-R-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡa.ʁe\.
What does "garai" mean?
As a verb, "garai" means: Première personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe garer.
How do you pronounce "garai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "garai" is \ɡa.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "garai" come from?
"garai" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list