gâteau au fromage
\ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\
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).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gâteau au fromage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡɑ.to o fʁɔ.maʒ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gâteau au fromage” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Gâteau au fromage à la crème ayant un fond de tarte (→ voir cheesecake).
- 2Dessert au fromage, y compris le tiramisu et les variétés de gâteau compris dans la première définition (le tourteau fromager, le cheesecake).
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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.
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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.
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