gem
\dʒɛm\
The verdict
“gem” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #40,782 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,782
- frequency rank, French
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gemme.
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 | gem |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʒɛm\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #40,782 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gem” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for gem is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dʒɛm\. Corpus data places it at rank #40,782 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for gem in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "go", "GR", "GT", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is gem, spelled G-E-M.
Definition
- 1Gemme.
- 2Joyau, pierre précieuse.
- 3Chose ou personne précieuse, perle, perle rare.
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 “gem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dʒɛm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “go” - see the side-by-side comparison. gem vs go
- 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.