giton
\ʒi.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“giton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prostitué homosexuel, gigolo, mignon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-giton · giton · French
giton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | giton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒi.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « giton » en français
Rare enough to double-check
giton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒi.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for giton in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is giton, spelled G-I-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Prostitué homosexuel, gigolo, mignon.
- 2Jeune homme gracieux et immature, jeune éphèbe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how giton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le Satiricon de Pétrone, le richissime affranchi Trimalcion raconte, que du temps de son esclavage, il fut le giton du maître pendant quatorze ans.
… Comme si depuis saint Pierre la place d'un pape n'était pas plutôt à la Mamertine que dans un palais décoré de haut en bas par ces mauvais sujets de la Renaissance qui pour peindre la Sainte Vierge faisaient poser leurs gitons !
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.