gibouler
\ʒi.bu.le\
The verdict
“gibouler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pleuvoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gibouler · gibouler · French
gibouler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | gibouler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʒi.bu.le\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gibouler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gibouler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʒi.bu.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gibouler, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gibouler, spelled G-I-B-O-U-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Pleuvoir.
- 2Tomber ou dégringoler en masse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gibouler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis le matin, il giboulait. Le ciel et la terre avaient une même couleur de boue et les pins de la forêt bavaroise étaient plus noirs que jamais.
Dehors, avril giboulait. Des tombées sporadiques et glacées. Poussées par des rafales bourrues, les averses brossaient les façades et forçaient les piétons à la cavalcade, à la rigolade de printemps.
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.