gérondif
\ʒe.ʁɔ̃.dif\
The verdict
“gérondif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En latin, forme verbale dérivée de l’infinitif qui sert à décliner l’infinitif substantivé aux autres cas que le nominatif et l’accusatif.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gérondif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒe.ʁɔ̃.dif\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gérondif” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gérondif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒe.ʁɔ̃.dif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gérondif, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 gérondif, spelled G-É-R-O-N-D-I-F.
Definition
- 1En latin, forme verbale dérivée de l’infinitif qui sert à décliner l’infinitif substantivé aux autres cas que le nominatif et l’accusatif.
- 2Forme verbale utilisant le participe présent qui permet d’exprimer la simultanéité de deux actions, et mettant le verbe au gérondif en situation de complément circonstanciel, de manière, de cause, etc.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gérondif”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-É-R-O-N-D-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒe.ʁɔ̃.dif\ (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.