Geffroy
\ʒɛ.fʁwa\
The verdict
“Geffroy” is uncommon French (frequency #65,183 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,183
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille français.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geffroy |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ʒɛ.fʁwa\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #65,183 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Geffroy” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Geffroy is uncommon French at frequency #65,183 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʒɛ.fʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille français.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Geffroy, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Geffroy, spelled G-E-F-F-R-O-Y.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille français.
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.
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Using “Geffroy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-E-F-F-R-O-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒɛ.fʁwa\ (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.