gingivite
\ʒɛ̃.ʒi.vit\
The verdict
“gingivite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Inflammation des gencives.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gingivite · gingivite · French
gingivite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | gingivite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɛ̃.ʒi.vit\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gingivite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɛ̃.ʒi.vit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflammation des gencives.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gingivite, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gingivite, spelled G-I-N-G-I-V-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Inflammation des gencives.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gingivite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gingivite expulsive, affection caractérisée par l’ébranlement de plusieurs dents avec décollement de leur sertissure et suppuration des alvéoles.
L’accumulation du tartre peut alors provoquer des gingivites et à terme, une inflammation du parodonte, soit de l’ensemble des tissus qui soutiennent la dent.
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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.