gefalle
\ɡəˈfalə\
The verdict
“gefalle” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de gefallen.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gefalle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡəˈfalə\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gefalle” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for gefalle is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡəˈfalə\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
gefalle has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gefalle, spelled G-E-F-A-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de gefallen.
- 2Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif 1 à la forme active de gefallen.
- 3Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif 1 à la forme active de gefallen.
- 4Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l'impératif à la forme active de gefallen.
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 “gefalle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-E-F-A-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡəˈfalə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.