geler
\ʒə.le\
The verdict
“geler” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #21,634 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #21,634
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Durcir, rendre solide par le froid, transformer en glace.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | geler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʒə.le\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #21,634 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “geler” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for geler is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒə.le\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,634 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Durcir, rendre solide par le froid, transformer en glace.
- 2Pénétrer par un froid excessif.
- 3Détériorer les membres par le froid.
- 4Endommager les arbres fruitiers, surtout lorsqu’ils sont en boutons ou en fleurs, par le froid.
- 5Faire souffrir du froid.
- 6Avoir un accueil qui est extrêmement froid.
- 7Bloquer un processus.
- 8être défoncé, être drogué.
- 9Se durcir par le froid, ou subir l’action du froid.
- 10- faire plus froid que 0 ᵒC.
- 11Avoir extrêmement froid, subir une sensation de froid intense.
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This word in other languages
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.
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 “geler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-E-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒə.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ger” - see the side-by-side comparison. geler vs ger
- 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.