garde-côtes
\ɡaʁ.də.kot\
The verdict
“garde-côtes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de garde-côte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-garde-cotes · garde-côtes · French
garde-côtes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | garde-côtes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡaʁ.də.kot\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « garde-côtes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
garde-côtes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡaʁ.də.kot\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de garde-côte.".
No misspelling variants are generated for garde-côtes in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is garde-côtes, spelled G-A-R-D-E---C-Ô-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de garde-côte.
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.