gâter

\ɡɑ.te\

/\ɡɑ.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“gâter” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,031
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endommager, mettre en mauvais état, abîmer en donnant une mauvaise forme ou autrement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gater · gâter · French

gâter · rank #26,031 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,031
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gynécologue

Nearest frequency peer: gynécologue (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gâter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gâter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gâter vs ger
60% similar
gâter vs gave
40% similar
gâter vs gîte
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gâter
PropertyValue
Headwordgâter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡɑ.te\
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,031
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gâter »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gâterse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gynécologue » (#26,030), « gîtes » (#26,032), « Guichard » (#26,029). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gâter » est au #26,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gâter (IPA \ɡɑ.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,031 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gâter, with forms such as "gater", "ggâter", and "gtâer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ger", "gave", "gîte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 gâter, spelled G-Â-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Endommager, mettre en mauvais état, abîmer en donnant une mauvaise forme ou autrement.
  2. 2
    Salir, tacher.
  3. 3
    Corrompre, dépraver, dévoyer.
  4. 4
    Encourager, entretenir quelqu’un dans ses défauts, dans ses vices par trop d’indulgence, de complaisance.
  5. 5
    Donner beaucoup de cadeaux à quelqu’un.
  6. 6
    Se corrompre.
  7. 7
    Se dit, en parlant des changements de bien en mal, de la dépravation des mœurs, du goût.
  8. 8
    Commencer à devenir mauvais, en parlant du temps, du climat.
  9. 9
    Commencer à prendre une fâcheuse tournure, en parlant des choses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’enclouure sera grave, si le pus, après avoir long-temps séjourné dans le pied, a carié l'os, ou si, après avoir fusé dessous la chair de la couronne, il a gâté, ou le tendon extenseur, ou le cartilage latéral, ou l'articulation.
  2. À cette époque où les voitures n’étaient pas inventées, les dames allaient à cheval ou en litière, et les cours pouvaient être magnifiques, sans que les chevaux ou les voitures les gâtassent.

This word in other languages

spoil(English)consentir(Español)verderben(Deutsch)adulterar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gater
  • ggâter
  • gtâer
  • gâetr
  • gâterr
  • gâtre
  • gâtter
  • âgter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gâter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gater1ggâter1gtâer2gâetr2gâterr1gâtre2gâtter1âgter2
Edit distance from "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 "gâter"?
"gâter" is spelled G-Â-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɑ.te\.
What does "gâter" mean?
As a verb, "gâter" means: Endommager, mettre en mauvais état, abîmer en donnant une mauvaise forme ou autrement.
What words are commonly confused with "gâter"?
"gâter" is commonly confused with "ger", "gave", "gîte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gâter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gâter" is \ɡɑ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gâter" come from?
"gâter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gâter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gîtes#26,032Godin#26,025Ibiza#26,044fèves#26,017

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

girafe8 variantsimmoral8 variantsfresh8 variantsfourbe8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list