geler

\ʒə.le\

/\ʒə.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“geler” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,634
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Durcir, rendre solide par le froid, transformer en glace.

Corpus desk

Index FR-geler · geler · French

geler · rank #21,634 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,634
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gangster

Nearest frequency peer: gangster (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « geler »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « geler » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

geler vs ger
60% similar
geler vs gène
40% similar
geler vs gels
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for geler
PropertyValue
Headwordgeler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒə.le\
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,634
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « geler »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gelerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gangster » (#21,633), « gamma » (#21,632), « glaçons » (#21,636). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « geler » est au #21,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around geler (IPA \ʒə.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,634 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for geler, with forms such as "egler", "geelr", and "gelerr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ger", "gène", "gels", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 geler, spelled G-E-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Durcir, rendre solide par le froid, transformer en glace.
  2. 2
    Pénétrer par un froid excessif.
  3. 3
    Détériorer les membres par le froid.
  4. 4
    Endommager les arbres fruitiers, surtout lorsqu’ils sont en boutons ou en fleurs, par le froid.
  5. 5
    Faire souffrir du froid.
  6. 6
    Avoir un accueil qui est extrêmement froid.
  7. 7
    Bloquer un processus.
  8. 8
    être défoncé, être drogué.
  9. 9
    Se durcir par le froid, ou subir l’action du froid.
  10. 10
    - faire plus froid que 0 ᵒC.
  11. 11
    Avoir extrêmement froid, subir une sensation de froid intense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how geler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Moi, je porte en mon sein joyeux un beau jardin tout parfumé que l’été ne peut brûler, que l’automne ne peut flétrir, que l’hiver ne peut geler.
  2. Le froid a gelé l’eau du bassin. Il fait un si grand froid que l’huile se gèle dans la bouteille.

Synonyms

glacer

Antonyms

chauffer

This word in other languages

freeze(English)congelar(Español)frieren(Deutsch)gelar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egler
  • geelr
  • gelerr
  • geller
  • gelre
  • ggeler
  • gleer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geler - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egler2geelr2gelerr1geller1gelre2ggeler1gleer2
Edit distance from "geler"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geler"?
"geler" is spelled G-E-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒə.le\.
What does "geler" mean?
As a verb, "geler" means: Durcir, rendre solide par le froid, transformer en glace.
What words are commonly confused with "geler"?
"geler" is commonly confused with "ger", "gène", "gels". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geler" is \ʒə.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geler" come from?
"geler" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gamma#21,632Fidji#21,626guest#21,642fesse#21,625

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fente7 variantsHawaii7 variantsfacho7 variantsdoudou7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list