giratoire

\ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\

/\ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“giratoire” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,310
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui fait tourner ; autour duquel se fait une rotation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-giratoire · giratoire · French

giratoire · rank #41,310 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,310
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH girafes

Nearest frequency peer: girafes (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « giratoire »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « giratoire » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for giratoire
PropertyValue
Headwordgiratoire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,310
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « giratoire »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.giratoirese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « girafes » (#41,309), « girofle » (#41,311), « gifles » (#41,308). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « giratoire » est au #41,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around giratoire (IPA \ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,310 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for giratoire, with forms such as "ggiratoire", "giartoire", and "giraotire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is giratoire, spelled G-I-R-A-T-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui fait tourner ; autour duquel se fait une rotation.
  2. 2
    Qui tourne autour d’un axe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. carrefour giratoire, sens giratoire.
  2. La première obſervation qu’il fait la deſſus, c’eſt que le mouvement giratoire de la lentille eſt toujours égal au mouvement giratoire du baſſin; (…)

This word in other languages

gyratory(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggiratoire
  • giartoire
  • giraotire
  • giratiore
  • giratoier
  • giratoirre
  • giratorie
  • girattoire
  • girratoire
  • girtaoire
  • griatoire
  • igratoire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of giratoire - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggiratoire1giartoire2giraotire2giratiore2giratoier2giratoirre1giratorie2girattoire1
Edit distance from "giratoire"

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 "giratoire"?
"giratoire" is spelled G-I-R-A-T-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\.
What does "giratoire" mean?
As an adjective, "giratoire" means: Qui fait tourner ; autour duquel se fait une rotation.
What are common misspellings of "giratoire"?
Common misspellings include "ggiratoire", "giartoire", "giraotire", "giratiore", "giratoier". The correct spelling is "giratoire".
How do you pronounce "giratoire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "giratoire" is \ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "giratoire" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fragilise#41,297forgerons#41,293horticole#41,329illuminée#41,337

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

hébergée12 variantsexonérés12 variantsindéfini12 variantsinspirez12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list