gâteau au fromage

\ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\

/\ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“gâteau au fromage” 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) - Gâteau au fromage à la crème ayant un fond de tarte (→ voir cheesecake).

Corpus desk

Index FR-gateau-au-fromage · gâteau au fromage · French

gâteau au fromage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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 gâteau au fromage
PropertyValue
Headwordgâteau au fromage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gâteau au fromage » en français

gâteau au fromagen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

gâteau au fromage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gâteau au fromage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gâteau au fromage, spelled G-Â-T-E-A-U- -A-U- -F-R-O-M-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gâteau au fromage à la crème ayant un fond de tarte (→ voir cheesecake).
  2. 2
    Dessert au fromage, y compris le tiramisu et les variétés de gâteau compris dans la première définition (le tourteau fromager, le cheesecake).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une recette légère avec ce gâteau au fromage blanc 0% et au citron ! Légèreté et plaisir !
  2. Le gouverneur du Massachusetts Deval Patrick gage des croustilles, des tartes et de la chaudrée de palourdes de la Nouvelle-Angleterre que ce sont les Patriots qui vont remporter le Super Bowl XLVI, alors que le gouverneur de l’État de New York Andrew Cuomo va miser des bagels, du yogourt et du gâteau au fromage que ce seront plutôt les Giants qui vont êt…

Synonyms

tarte au fromage

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 "gâteau au fromage"?
"gâteau au fromage" is spelled G-Â-T-E-A-U- -A-U- -F-R-O-M-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\.
What does "gâteau au fromage" mean?
As a noun, "gâteau au fromage" means: Gâteau au fromage à la crème ayant un fond de tarte (→ voir cheesecake).
How do you pronounce "gâteau au fromage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gâteau au fromage" is \ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gâteau au fromage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list