gerne
\ˈɡɛʁ.nə\
The verdict
“gerne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de gern.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gerne · gerne · French
gerne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | gerne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈɡɛʁ.nə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gerne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gerne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈɡɛʁ.nə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de gern.".
gerne doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gerne, spelled G-E-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de gern.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gerne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Markus fährt gerne Fahrrad.
Trinken Sie gerne Tee?
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.