ger
\ˈɡeːr\
The verdict
“ger” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #39,812) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #39,812
- frequency rank, French
- 2,617
- “G” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mot.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ger · ger · French
ger · rank #39,812 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,812
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,617
- PHOTO-FINISH geographic
Nearest frequency peer: geographic (-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.
Voisins de fréquence du confusable « ger »
Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous
- gan
gan
60,192 corpus weight
- garance
garance
60,191 corpus weight
- geographic
geographic
60,190 corpus weight
- ger
ger
60,189 corpus weight
- gille
gille
60,188 corpus weight
- glaner
glaner
60,187 corpus weight
What this shows Les barres placent « ger » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.
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 | ger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡeːr\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #39,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Rang de corpus près des confusables de « ger »
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for ger is neighbouring look-alikes ("go", "GR", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \ˈɡeːr\. Frequency #39,812 among 2,617 “G” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ger, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ger, spelled G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mot.
- 2Parole (donnée).
- 3Paroles (d’une chanson, etc).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ar gerioù eeunañ a gemer eta sterioù disheñvel a-grenn hervez an dro-spered ma veizer ganti anezho.
Gwellocʼh e vefe ganin kaout roll ar gerioù rouez a gaver e skridoù evel "Itron Varia Garmez" pe "Youenn vras hag e leue" rak meur a cʼher a gaver enno hag a zo dizanav o ster resis.
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 "ger"?
What does "ger" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "ger"?
How do you pronounce "ger"?
What language does "ger" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).