gnomes
\ɡnom\
The verdict
“gnomes” is uncommon French (frequency #53,380 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,380
- frequency rank, French
- 2,617
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de gnome.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gnomes · gnomes · French
gnomes · rank #53,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,380
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,617
- PHOTO-FINISH glissez
Nearest frequency peer: glissez (-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 « gnomes »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- glabre
glabre
46,624 corpus weight
- glad
glad
46,623 corpus weight
- glissez
glissez
46,622 corpus weight
- gnomes
gnomes
46,621 corpus weight
- gourdes
gourdes
46,619 corpus weight
- gravissime
gravissime
46,618 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « gnomes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gnomes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡnom\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,380 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gnomes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gnomes is uncommon French at frequency #53,380 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡnom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de gnome.".
gnomes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gnomes, spelled G-N-O-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de gnome.
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 "gnomes"?
What does "gnomes" mean?
How do you pronounce "gnomes"?
What language does "gnomes" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gnomes", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).