gente

\ʒɑ̃t\

/\ʒɑ̃t\/ noun

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The verdict

“gente” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,458
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin de gens.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gente · gente · French

gente · rank #27,458 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,458
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gender

Nearest frequency peer: gender (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gente »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gente » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gente vs get
60% similar
gente vs gîte
60% similar
gente vs gone
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gente
PropertyValue
Headwordgente
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɑ̃t\
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,458
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gente »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).gentese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gender » (#27,457), « glissent » (#27,459), « Gaspé » (#27,456). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gente » est au #27,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gente (IPA \ʒɑ̃t\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,458 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin de gens.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gente, with forms such as "egnte", "genet", and "gennte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "get", "gîte", "gone", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gente, spelled G-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin de gens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce que je trouve cool à l'auberge de jeunesse, c'est que tu peux toujours un peu repérer les gentes qui voyagent seul.e.s […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnte
  • genet
  • gennte
  • gentte
  • getne
  • ggente
  • gnete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egnte2genet2gennte1gentte1getne2ggente1gnete2
Edit distance from "gente"

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 "gente"?
"gente" is spelled G-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɑ̃t\.
What does "gente" mean?
As a noun, "gente" means: Féminin de gens.
What words are commonly confused with "gente"?
"gente" is commonly confused with "get", "gîte", "gone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gente" is \ʒɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gente" come from?
"gente" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gaspé#27,456gnome#27,461fendu#27,435Indus#27,483

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

horror7 variantsfollow7 variantsenfoui7 variantslisser7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list