gering
\ɡəˈʁɪŋ\
The verdict
“gering” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insignifiant, très petit, faible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gering · gering · French
gering · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gering |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡəˈʁɪŋ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gering » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gering is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈʁɪŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insignifiant, très petit, faible.".
gering doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gering, spelled G-E-R-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Insignifiant, très petit, faible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gering appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Änderung war gering.
Ihr Schmerz wird geringer werden.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.