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 May 6, 2026) - Gâteau au fromage à la crème ayant un fond de tarte (→ voir cheesecake).

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)

Where “gâteau au fromage” sits in French frequency

gâteau au fromage falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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).

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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Using “gâteau au fromage”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-Â-T-E-A-U- -A-U- -F-R-O-M-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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