gaufrette
\ɡo.fʁɛt\
The verdict
“gaufrette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite gaufre, souvent fourrée d'une crème ou d'une confiture.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gaufrette · gaufrette · French
gaufrette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | gaufrette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡo.fʁɛt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gaufrette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡo.fʁɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petite gaufre, souvent fourrée d'une crème ou d'une confiture.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gaufrette, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gaufrette, spelled G-A-U-F-R-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Petite gaufre, souvent fourrée d'une crème ou d'une confiture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gaufrette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et les petits gâteaux qu’on se servait soi-même dans les boîtes en fer, nougats-gaufrettes, cartes à jouer, poissons fourrés de confiture, macarons fendillés, gaufrettes à textes : « Qui veut m’aimer ? – Plus tard ! – Viendrez-vous ? – Pour l’éternité. – Avec grand plaisir ! »
This word in other languages
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.