Gebrauch
\ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x\
The verdict
“Gebrauch” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utilisation, usage, emploi.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gebrauch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gebrauch” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Gebrauch is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gebrauch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Gebrauch, spelled G-E-B-R-A-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Utilisation, usage, emploi.
- 2Recours.
- 3Coutume, habitude.
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.
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Using “Gebrauch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-E-B-R-A-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.