gimme

\ˈɡɪm.iː\

/\ˈɡɪm.iː\/ verb

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The verdict

“gimme” is uncommon French (frequency #70,675 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,675
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraction de give me : Me donner (quelque chose). Donne-moi (quelque chose).

Corpus desk

Index FR-gimme · gimme · French

gimme · rank #70,675 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,675
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gillard

Nearest frequency peer: Gillard (-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 « gimme »

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 « gimme » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gimme
PropertyValue
Headwordgimme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈɡɪm.iː\
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,675
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gimme » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Gillard » (#70,674), « giorno » (#70,676), « Gatwick » (#70,672). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gimme » est au #70,675. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gimme is uncommon French at frequency #70,675 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɡɪm.iː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contraction de give me : Me donner (quelque chose). Donne-moi (quelque chose).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gimme, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gimme, spelled G-I-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraction de give me : Me donner (quelque chose). Donne-moi (quelque chose).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Find a little stranger Say you’re gonna feel my hand Say gotta gimme danger wild little stranger

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 "gimme"?
"gimme" is spelled G-I-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡɪm.iː\.
What does "gimme" mean?
As a verb, "gimme" means: Contraction de give me : Me donner (quelque chose). Donne-moi (quelque chose).
How do you pronounce "gimme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gimme" is \ˈɡɪm.iː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gimme" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

griot#70,689fraie#70,658hager#70,697Helle#70,709

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list