gâtent

\ɡɑt\

/\ɡɑt\/ verb

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The verdict

“gâtent” is uncommon French (frequency #72,388 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,388
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gâter.

Key facts for gâtent
PropertyValue
Headwordgâtent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡɑt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,388
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gâtent” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gâtent lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gâtent is uncommon French at frequency #72,388 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡɑt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for gâtent in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 gâtent, spelled G-Â-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gâter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de gâter.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gâtent"?
"gâtent" is spelled G-Â-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɑt\.
What does "gâtent" mean?
As a verb, "gâtent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gâter.
How do you pronounce "gâtent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gâtent" is \ɡɑt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gâtent" come from?
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Using “gâtent”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-Â-T-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡɑt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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