gâteau de fête
\ɡɑ.to də fɛːt\
The verdict
“gâteau de fête” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gâteau d’anniversaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gateau-de-fete · gâteau de fête · French
gâteau de fête · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | gâteau de fête |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡɑ.to də fɛːt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gâteau de fête” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gâteau de fête is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɑ.to də fɛːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gâteau d’anniversaire.".
Zero misspellings are on record for gâteau de fête in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gâteau de fête, spelled G-Â-T-E-A-U- -D-E- -F-Ê-T-E.
Definition
- 1Gâteau d’anniversaire.
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