gewaltsam
\ɡəˈvaltzaːm\
The verdict
“gewaltsam” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Violent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gewaltsam · gewaltsam · French
gewaltsam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | gewaltsam |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡəˈvaltzaːm\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gewaltsam » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gewaltsam is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈvaltzaːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Violent.".
Zero misspellings are on record for gewaltsam in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gewaltsam, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1Violent.
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.