gencive

\ʒɑ̃.siv\

/\ʒɑ̃.siv\/ noun

The verdict

“gencive” is uncommon French (frequency #55,307 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,307
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chair, tissus muqueux qui est autour des dents et dans laquelle celles-ci sont comme enchâssées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gencive · gencive · French

gencive · rank #55,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,307
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gimmick

Nearest frequency peer: gimmick (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « gencive »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « gencive » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gencive
PropertyValue
Headwordgencive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɑ̃.siv\
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,307
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gencive » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).gencivetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « gimmick » (#55,308), « Garches » (#55,305), « glaciation » (#55,309). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gencive » est au #55,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gencive is uncommon French at frequency #55,307 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɑ̃.siv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chair, tissus muqueux qui est autour des dents et dans laquelle celles-ci sont comme enchâssées.".

Zero misspellings are on record for gencive in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gencive, spelled G-E-N-C-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chair, tissus muqueux qui est autour des dents et dans laquelle celles-ci sont comme enchâssées.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fumer abime la gencive.
  2. Avoir les gencives enflées.

This word in other languages

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 "gencive"?
"gencive" is spelled G-E-N-C-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɑ̃.siv\.
What does "gencive" mean?
As a noun, "gencive" means: Chair, tissus muqueux qui est autour des dents et dans laquelle celles-ci sont comme enchâssées.
How do you pronounce "gencive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gencive" is \ʒɑ̃.siv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gencive" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list