ghosting
\ɡos.tiŋ\
The verdict
“ghosting” 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) - Rupture d’une relation entre deux personnes par interruption de l’une de toute communication, par téléphone, messages, courriers.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ghosting |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡos.tiŋ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ghosting” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ghosting is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡos.tiŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ghosting, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ghosting, spelled G-H-O-S-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Rupture d’une relation entre deux personnes par interruption de l’une de toute communication, par téléphone, messages, courriers.
- 2Dédoublement, incapacité du contrôleur d’un périphérique à matrice (un clavier, le plus souvent) à déterminer quelles touches sont enfoncées lorsqu’au moins trois le sont en même temps.
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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 “ghosting”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-H-O-S-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡos.tiŋ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.