geun

\ˈɡœ̃ːn\

/\ˈɡœ̃ːn\/ noun

The verdict

“geun” is uncommon French (frequency #67,546 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,546
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marécage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-geun · geun · French

geun · rank #67,546 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,546
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gerra

Nearest frequency peer: gerra (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « geun »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « geun » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for geun
PropertyValue
Headwordgeun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɡœ̃ːn\
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « geun » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.geuntombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « gerra » (#67,545), « geysers » (#67,547), « Genlis » (#67,544). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « geun » est au #67,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geun is uncommon French at frequency #67,546 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡœ̃ːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marécage.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for geun in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is geun, spelled G-E-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marécage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how geun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gourcʼhemennet e voe ʼta dezhañ mont a-diz da ren skolaj Slonim, ur gêrig e geunioù ha koadoù Polonia, […].
  2. En o zouez eo dav menegiñ ar Briver gant e 40 000 hektarad geunioù, hag al Lenn Veur, an hini vrasañ e Breizh, hag a-bell.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geun"?
"geun" is spelled G-E-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡœ̃ːn\.
What does "geun" mean?
As a noun, "geun" means: Marécage.
How do you pronounce "geun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geun" is \ˈɡœ̃ːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geun" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geun", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list