Gebrauch
\ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x\
The verdict
“Gebrauch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utilisation, usage, emploi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gebrauch · Gebrauch · French
Gebrauch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Gebrauch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Gebrauch » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Gebrauch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gebrauch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor dem Gebrauch muss die Gelatine gewässert werden.
Der Winter naht und damit die nächste Heizperiode. Über den Sommer hatte wohl kaum jemand die Heizkörper in Gebrauch. Es kann also wieder notwendig sein, sie zu entlüften und zu reinigen.
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.