gãy
\ɣaiˀ˦˧˥\
The verdict
“gãy” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Briser; rompre; casser; fracturer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gay · gãy · French
gãy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | gãy |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɣaiˀ˦˧˥\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gãy » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gãy is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɣaiˀ˦˧˥\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Briser; rompre; casser; fracturer.".
No misspelling variants are generated for gãy in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 gãy, spelled G-Ã-Y.
Definition
- 1Briser; rompre; casser; fracturer.
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.