gaufre
French, noun
gaufre is spelled G-A-U-F-R-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 42,802nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaufre is a French feminine noun meaning “honeycomb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of gaufrer. With an accent, gaufré is a different word: “past participle of gaufrer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gâteau de cire des abeilles”.
What does gaufre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehoneycomb
- 2
femininewaffle (flat pastry)
noun
- 1
masculinegopher
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of gaufrer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gâteau de cire des abeilles. 2. Sorte de pâtisserie mince et légère, cuite entre deux fers, et dont la surface présente ordinairement de petits carreaux ou des dessins en relief. 3. Disposition présentant des figures empreintes à l’aide de fers sur une étoffe, sur du papier. 4. Coup de poing
noun: 1. Mammifère rongeur et fouisseur d’Amérique du Nord.
adjective: 1. Qui a subi un gaufrage. 2. Dont l'apparence évoque le résultat d'un gaufrage.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gaufre
- gaufres plural
- gauphre alternative
- gaufrée feminine
- gaufrés masculine plural
- gaufrées feminine plural
- gauffre
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to gaufre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gaufre in French?
gaufre appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).