Gesù
\d͡ʒe.ˈzu\
The verdict
“Gesù” is uncommon French (frequency #63,023 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,023
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jésus.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gesù |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \d͡ʒe.ˈzu\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #63,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gesù” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gesù is uncommon French at frequency #63,023 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \d͡ʒe.ˈzu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jésus.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Gesù in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Gesù, spelled G-E-S-Ù.
Definition
- 1Jésus.
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.
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Using “Gesù”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-E-S-Ù - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.