géline
\ʒe.lin\
The verdict
“géline” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La volaille, au Moyen Âge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-geline · géline · French
géline · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | géline |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒe.lin\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « géline » en français
Rare enough to double-check
géline is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒe.lin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La volaille, au Moyen Âge.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for géline, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 géline, spelled G-É-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1La volaille, au Moyen Âge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how géline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il voit les fortifications qui se découpent en étoile, la citadelle qui se rengorge comme une géline dans un tourteau, […].
Je la paie d’un gobelet de vin et d’un fin morceau, lièvre, lapin, oie, voire géline ou chapon.
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.