gardien de prison

\ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də pʁi.zɔ̃\

/\ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də pʁi.zɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“gardien de prison” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-gardien-de-prison · gardien de prison · French

gardien de prison · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 gardien de prison
PropertyValue
Headwordgardien de prison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də pʁi.zɔ̃\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gardien de prison » en français

gardien de prisonsiège 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

gardien de prison is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də pʁi.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geôlier.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gardien de prison, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gardien de prison, spelled G-A-R-D-I-E-N- -D-E- -P-R-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geôlier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Premier régulateur des tensions internes, le gardien de prison doit être un homme de dialogue.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gardien de prison"?
"gardien de prison" is spelled G-A-R-D-I-E-N- -D-E- -P-R-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də pʁi.zɔ̃\.
What does "gardien de prison" mean?
As a noun, "gardien de prison" means: Geôlier.
How do you pronounce "gardien de prison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gardien de prison" is \ɡaʁ.djɛ̃ də pʁi.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gardien de prison" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list