gauger
\ɡo.ʒe\
The verdict
“gauger” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mouiller ou salir, en particulier avec de la boue mais également lorsque l'on est très mouillé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gauger · gauger · French
gauger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | gauger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡo.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gauger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡo.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
gauger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gauger, spelled G-A-U-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mouiller ou salir, en particulier avec de la boue mais également lorsque l'on est très mouillé.
- 2Permettre au bois de gonfler afin de rendre à nouveau étanche une coque restée longtemps hors de l'eau.
- 3Avoir de l'eau dans les chaussures.
- 4Patauger dans la boue, dans des flaques d'eau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gauger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je suis tombé dans une flaque en venant ; je suis tout gaugé !
Nous avons mis la barque à gauger dans le lac.
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.