gestrig
\ˈɡɛstʁɪç\
The verdict
“gestrig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’hier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gestrig · gestrig · French
gestrig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | gestrig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡɛstʁɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gestrig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡɛstʁɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
gestrig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gestrig, spelled G-E-S-T-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1D’hier.
- 2D'avant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gestrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
»(...) Doch strecken Sie die Hand aus, da unten zur Linken werden Sie den Bericht des Polizeiministers vom gestrigen Datum finden … Aber halt! Da ist er ja selbst. – Nicht wahr, Sie sagen der Polizeiminister?« unterbrach der König, sich an den Diener wendend, der soeben eingetreten war und den Polizeiminister gemeldet hatte.
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.