gencive
\ʒɑ̃.siv\
The verdict
“gencive” is uncommon French (frequency #55,307 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,307
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chair, tissus muqueux qui est autour des dents et dans laquelle celles-ci sont comme enchâssées.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gencive |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɑ̃.siv\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,307 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gencive” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gencive is uncommon French at frequency #55,307 among 194,371 “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
- 1Chair, tissus muqueux qui est autour des dents et dans laquelle celles-ci sont comme enchâssées.
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.
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Using “gencive”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-E-N-C-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒɑ̃.siv\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.