gaules

\ɡol\

/\ɡol\/ noun

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The verdict

“gaules” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,742. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,742
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de gaule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gaules · gaules · French

gaules · rank #26,742 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,742
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gavin

Nearest frequency peer: Gavin (+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 « gaules »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « gaules » 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).

gaules vs grues
67% similar
gaules vs giles
67% similar
gaules vs gault
67% similar

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

Key facts for gaules
PropertyValue
Headwordgaules
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡol\
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,742
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gaules »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gaulesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Gavin » (#26,743), « garantissent » (#26,740), « generale » (#26,744). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gaules » est au #26,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gaules (IPA \ɡol\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,742 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de gaule.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gaules, with forms such as "agules", "galues", and "gauels". 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, "grues", "giles", "gault", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gaules, spelled G-A-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gaule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sur le fond, et autour de l’aquarium, des présentoirs exhibaient les attirails, des plus simples aux plus compliqués : gaules en bambou, cannes en fibre de verre, grandes cannes télescopiques pour moulinet à tambour tournant, boîtes de mouches et de cuillères, d’hameçons et de plombs, devons, moulinets de tous calibres, montures pour poissons morts, dégor…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agules
  • galues
  • gauels
  • gauless
  • gaulles
  • gaulse
  • ggaules
  • guales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gaules - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agules2galues2gauels2gauless1gaulles1gaulse2ggaules1guales2
Edit distance from "gaules"

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 "gaules"?
"gaules" is spelled G-A-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡol\.
What does "gaules" mean?
As a noun, "gaules" means: Pluriel de gaule.
What words are commonly confused with "gaules"?
"gaules" is commonly confused with "grues", "giles", "gault". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gaules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaules" is \ɡol\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaules" come from?
"gaules" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gourde#26,747friche#26,735idylle#26,753fouine#26,730

Similar misspelling depth

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

lobbies8 variantsdisette8 variantsmarcos8 variantsdarcy8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list